Psychiatrist

Psychiatrist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Psychiatrist are physicians who specialize in mental illness problems. They are licensed as physicians to use a variety of treatment and may write prescriptions. Psychiatrist may work for the government, have their own private practice, or work in clinics, hospitals, or universities. Their duties include:

·       Designing treatment programs

·       Conducting psychotherapy sessions

·       Prescribing mental illness drugs

·       Supervising electrotherapy treatments

·       Research

·       Leading a team of mental health care providers

Average Salary: $90,000- $200,000

Educational Requirements:

      To completing the requirements to become a psychiatrist  you need a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine. Psychiatrist mist complete an intensive three year residency in psychiatry.

Reflection: Yes I would be interested in becoming this because it seems like an interesting job and an easy one as well. 

Student Success Statement: A Job Well Done.

Student Success Statement

“The reward of a job well done is to have done it”

Reflection: When we do a job well done we all know our reward is a check. The money is basically our reward. But there are other jobs in the world we could do like doing kind things for people or complementing them. Anything that’s good is a job well done. At the end our reward could be anything. Like for example if we help a lady taking her bags inside her house and when you’re just ready to leave she tells you to wait and gives you a dollar or maybe not even money but a glass of lemonade. Everything we do counts in our lives. We either get rewarded good or bad. But be patient. Just do the right things and you will be rewarded.