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DelorasTo

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Describe what steps one should take if he or she is interested in becoming a mental health professional.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A client should always be viewed , and their disorder .
 
  a. first; second
  b. second; first
  c. first; simultaneously
  d. as a person; as a disease



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Answer to Question 1

- get involved in the National Honor Society for psychology students
- develop contacts with groups for certain majors, such as a psychology club
- talk with community mental health agencies about openings for volunteers to paraprofessionals
- spend time conducting assessments, observing sessions, and engaging in telephone work
- get advice from one or more faculty mentors about deciding on career options and writing letters of intent
- get engaged in clinical research if possible and present at a psychology conference
- review information provided for students by APA
- above all, ask questions and get involved
- becoming a mental health professional involves gathering different types of experiences, speaking to different people, and taking varied courses

Answer to Question 2

a



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