Description
Objectives
Mental Health Professionals
Students will learn about the variety of Mental Health Professions, their job duties and details of the careers
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Students will be able to name several Mental Health Professions
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Students will understand the career description, demand, and salary estimate
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Students will be able to associate which health profession would identify with mental health situations
Resources
Activity Options
APC In-class presentation: PowerPoint
In PPT - Mental Health Careers: More Than Just Psychologists – less than 10 minutes, quirky guy, but goes through the different types of mental health professionals
Optional Videos to help explain the Mental Health Professions
- Playlist: Careers in Mental Health – playlist of different mental health careers about 5 minutes each
- A day in the life of a Counsellor – less than 2 minutes, about what happens in a counseling session. Pretty cool and to the point
- Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Behavioral Disorder Counselors Career Video – short about the a couple different health careers
- License Clinical Social Worker: https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/career-content/support-health-and-wellness#licensed-clinical-social-worker – 3 parts about 10 minutes total, more about the career vs day in the life
- Day in the Life of a Pediatric Psychologist - 24 minutes long, does talk about her office, practice, day I the life
ACTIVITY ONE: Trivia Creation
Students to be split into small groups and assigned a trivia category. Using information from the resources provided and researching additional information, groups are tasked with designing 10 questions. Questions can be fill in the blank, multiple choice or narrative formats. Categories to consider:
- Years of Schooling
- Average pay
- Name of Degrees or Licenses
- Types of Therapy
- Famous Therapists (celebrity, tv, or movie)
- Locations of Practice
- Self-Care Activities
- Scope of Practice
Let's Play - Each team should have a small wipe board or pieces of paper. Identify one person to write down the answers, while others will help. Team will ask question and the other team will have 5 seconds to write down an answer. When time is up, all teams will hold up their answer. 1 point for each correct answer.