Questions/Survey for this board to learn about careers in mental health

[UnicornDemon]

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Sorry if these questions are intrusive, but I'm truly interested in careers in mental health so I'd really appreciate it if you'd answer them:
1. What is your job title? What is your day to day work like?
2. What is your level of education?
3. What is your salary?
4. How many hours a week do you work?
5. Do you regret pursuing this career?

 

[PHD12]

Sorry if these questions are intrusive, but I'm truly interested in careers in mental health so I'd really appreciate it if you'd answer them:
1. What is your job title? What is your day to day work like?
2. What is your level of education?
3. What is your salary?
4. How many hours a week do you work?
5. Do you regret pursuing this career?

Salary level and careers has been discussed so much on this forum. If you do a search, you are bound to find a ton of information. I will PM you as well.

 

[WisNeuro]

This question may be much better served by a conversation. I'm sure if you asked people may be willing to have a phone conversation with you about these things.

 

[paramour]

Beach bum. 😍 I'm highly overqualified with a double master's at this juncture. I regret not being able to live as a hermit atop my mountain but I suppose this works just as well. 👍

 

[xXIDaShizIXx]

Sorry if these questions are intrusive, but I'm truly interested in careers in mental health so I'd really appreciate it if you'd answer them:
1. What is your job title? What is your day to day work like?
2. What is your level of education?
3. What is your salary?
4. How many hours a week do you work?
5. Do you regret pursuing this career?

Number five has been discussed a lot on this forum as well.😀

 

[PHD12]

Number five has been discussed a lot on this forum as well.😀

Keep in mind that people on SDN are doing better than the average psychologist though so we are a skewed sample. Most of the people who post on this forum went to fully funded programs, apa internship, and also have more research careers or better clinical jobs (AMC, VA). The reason why I don't always recommend this field is because I know way too many people who are struggling financially with student loan debt and work in unpleasant env. that are hostile to psychologists. These people are not the ones posting on SDN.

 

[xXIDaShizIXx]

Keep in mind that people on SDN are doing better than the average psychologist though so we are a skewed sample. Most of the people who post on this forum went to fully funded programs, apa internship, and also have more research careers or better clinical jobs (AMC, VA). The reason why I don't always recommend this field is because I know way too many people who are struggling financially with student loan debt and work in unpleasant env. that are hostile to psychologists. These people are not the ones posting on SDN.

True, that's understandable.

 

[AcronymAllergy]

Keep in mind that people on SDN are doing better than the average psychologist though so we are a skewed sample. Most of the people who post on this forum went to fully funded programs, apa internship, and also have more research careers or better clinical jobs (AMC, VA). The reason why I don't always recommend this field is because I know way too many people who are struggling financially with student loan debt and work in unpleasant env. that are hostile to psychologists. These people are not the ones posting on SDN.

Actually, I'm not sure if the average SDN poster is more or less successful than the average practitioner...I think in part because the average SDN poster isn't yet a practitioner. In my case, for example, I've met a variety of successful psychologists across the three states in which I've trained, and all of them have enjoyed their jobs and the work they do (including a subset in private practice). And to be fair, none of them post on SDN, either. Then again, I willfully admit that this sample represents a selection bias.