I was accepted to a great PsyD program and have everything fully funded. I am excited for my new career path, but would like to ask now if/what road blocks exist (either by the APA, employers, etc.) for those who have a history of mental illness?
I was in the military and have PTSD from combat. I was placed in an intensive inpatient program/trauma center for 30 days, and now am doing better but still being seen by the VA and take medication. I do not consider myself a risk to any future patients I have, nor do I get triggered by words or anything that could come up in a session I am leading.
I am fully adjusted, hard working, and crush any interviews I have faced, so I am not worried about self-imposed barriers with regards to future licensing/employment. This thread is not meant to dive into whether or not I feel my issues would effect my ability to be an effective clinical psychologist. I purely want to discuss roadblocks/filters the APA/clinics/school programs have in place. Will I be asked/denied at some point because I was (voluntarily) admitted to an intensive inpatient program for my PTSD? I don't want to waste years of my life attaining my PsyD only to get rejected later down the road.
I was in the military and have PTSD from combat. I was placed in an intensive inpatient program/trauma center for 30 days, and now am doing better but still being seen by the VA and take medication. I do not consider myself a risk to any future patients I have, nor do I get triggered by words or anything that could come up in a session I am leading.
I am fully adjusted, hard working, and crush any interviews I have faced, so I am not worried about self-imposed barriers with regards to future licensing/employment. This thread is not meant to dive into whether or not I feel my issues would effect my ability to be an effective clinical psychologist. I purely want to discuss roadblocks/filters the APA/clinics/school programs have in place. Will I be asked/denied at some point because I was (voluntarily) admitted to an intensive inpatient program for my PTSD? I don't want to waste years of my life attaining my PsyD only to get rejected later down the road.