Michigan Alcohol Treatment Providers
The first thing you will need to do in considering treatment it to decide who to treat with. In making this decision, it is important to address the specialized background of your particular therapist when choosing appropriate professional help, as the area of addiction medicine is very complex and training levels of professionals vary widely. Master’s degree level therapists are usually called counselors, therapists, psychotherapists, social workers or limited-licensed psychologists, whereas only fully-licensed psychologists can call themselves clinical psychologists. Most master’s degree therapists have anywhere from 1 ½ to 3 years of graduate training after the college degree. You should also be aware that there are health care workers who do not have any or very minimal formal college training who can call themselves counselors. Most of these people have recovered from alcohol or drug use themselves and as a result of going through their own treatment, have decided to become counselors. Although there is certainly nothing wrong with this type of counselor providing help to others, it is important to the consumer to know what type of professional is being hired, especially as there are many issues that cannot be addressed properly by an untrained and unschooled counselor.
The demands placed upon clinical psychologists for sometimes over 10 years, in both science and the practice of psychology, could be described as rigorous. Clinical psychologists are true scientists-practitioners, and the best among them always keep their pulse on the cutting edge of biological and treatment research, while bringing the developments of science to you in the treatment office. Clinical psychologists must complete a doctoral dissertation or independent full-scale research project as a requirement for the degree. Many clinical psychologists publish research throughout their careers. Clinical psychologists also must work in the field for one year in internship before being granted the final degree. They must pass a grueling state licensing exam which they cannot even take until they have been practicing in the field for two years after receiving their Ph.Ds. Finally, once they jump through all these hoops and can finally practice independently (whereas most other counselors, incidentally, can never can practice independently, but must always be supervised), Ph.Ds must partake in continued education to stay up-to-date on research and techniques to keep them on top of the field. Many clinical psychologists also serve as faculty members at major colleges and universities. Knowing the background of your evaluator and/or therapist can help you make an informed choice of the best person to meet your needs, and can make a big difference in your treatment outcome.
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