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June 4, 2006, 1AM:
I am currently in the process of updating and slightly redesigning this site so please come back often.

Coming Soon:
Bookstore, section on medical human services options beyond psychiatry (Physicians Assistants, medical technicians, etc.), expanded medical and nursing sections, slightly redesigned focus from strictly mental health and education to broader based human services career options/training.

What this site can do for you

This site was made because I originally looked at graduate school options in mental health and education. These related fields have many options so I wanted to put together a site that had information and links to most options within the fields. There are many books and sites out there but they are usually limited to only one subfield, such as psychology, but someone looking into psychology could very easily want information about social work and psychiatry as well. Since there are several options I wanted a space that puts them all together without the need to spend hours on websearches (I've done that for you) and without buying a whole bookshelf full of books (been there, done that- it gets expensive).

Don't forget to check the links to other areas other than the one you may be planning to study, the organizations and associations may be useful since all these areas are related.

Is this site only useful if you are looking at graduate level study?

No. You may have noticed that it seems geared mainly to graduate programs, this is true. To have much independence in these fields requires a graduate degree. Most states require a doctorate to be licensed as a psychologist, and all require at least a masters (one can work at a low level of responsiblity with a BA or less). Many states now require teachers to eventually earn a masters degree (though it is possible to enter the profession with a BA). Psychiatry obviously requires a medical degree. However, it is possible to enter these fields with less than a masters or doctorate and this page can be useful if you never plan to enter graduate school.

If you plan to teach, anything in the education section will be just as useful for those not going to graduate school. The links to programs will take you to information on BA programs just as it will take you to graduate programs. The same situation is true in the social work section as many social workers are trained at the bachelors (BSW) level, though for the highest pay and autonomy the field requires a masters (MSW). For many types of counseling a graduate degree isn't needed. While the section concentrates on graduate study, you can find BA level information for Music Therapy programs and Addiction Therapy programs as well as AA level Addiction Therapy information. Nursing can be done with a BA or, sometimes, even an AA. Also, in addition to the links to lists of programs I have provided links to professional organizations and links to other useful sites in each section, so all sections will be useful for students contemplating BA or AA level study only. In addition you can visit this link for non-graduate school mental health and education options.

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Mental Health and Education Links

Whichever specific discipline you are interested in you may find links of interest on the pages for the other disciplines so be sure to check them all.

Psychology Sites(updated and links tested 6/15/2006)

Graduate programs, scholarships, organizations and associations and other sites for psychology.

Education Sites(updated and links tested 12/17/2006)

Graduate school info, scholarship info, organizations and associations and other Education sites.

Psychiatry (Medicine) Sites(links tested 6/15/2006)

Information on Psychiatry, including scholarships, Med Schools and organizations.

Social Work Sites (updated and links tested 6/16/2006)

Information on Social Work resources including grad schools, scholarships, and organizations.

Psychiatric Nursing Sites (updated and links tested 6/18/2006)

Information on Psychiatric Nursing including nursing masters programs, scholarships, etc.

Counseling Sites (updated and links tested 6/18/2006)

Information for people interested in Counseling. Be sure to also check out the Education and Psychology sections. Included on this page are related areas like Music Therapy, Art Therapy, Marriage and Family Therapy, and School Counseling

Admissions Testing (updated and links tested 6/18/2006)

Includes information and links on the GRE, GRE Psychology test, MCAT and PRAXIS.

General Mental Health and Education Info for Everyone

This section will be ready soon. This section has links to more general sites that will be of interest to anyone (parents, professionals, students, mental health consumers and the curious), not just students, with an interest in education or mental health. Many of these links are also to be found in the above pages but the graduate and professional school information is left out.

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If you have a link you would like me to consider for addition to my site please submit it here. This page will be visable to the public before I make a decision on adding a site or not.

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