Sammy Tabatt: Most of the base hospitals where he'll be stationed will have counselors. But the choice is yours, not ours.
Ninfa Asby: I am a navy wife and have my Masters in Social Work and work as a Crisis Counselor. It may take some extra time to finish your degree if you PCS while you are in the middle of school but it is doable. I thankfully only had 5 months left of graduate school when my husband enlisted. So by the time he got his first PCS orders I was done with school. Since I have my bachelors in social work it only took me three years part time to get my masters. You could easily completed a full time counseling masters program in 2 years. To be a psychologist you are really looking at having to complete your masters then go for a PhD or PsyD or get into a combined program which can take about 5 years. It really depends on your preference.Moving has made is difficult for me to obtain my supervision towards my LCSW because in Ohio independently licensed ! social workers didn't charge you for supervision but in Virginia they do and it is not something we can afford at this time.However, after searching for about 6 months I received the job I have now in emergency mental health and I hope to start my supervision soon. I am actually putting in an officers packet for the navy for their new social work internship program.You would have to take each state on a case by case basis but many states have very similar licensing laws once you receive your masters degree (at least for counselors and social workers-not sure about psychologists)...Show more
Leif Andreason: The military is very concerned about their members being educated. Every post (we were Army) we were stationed at had some sort of college nearby. You're talking about a specialized degree, so it would be harder probably, but I doubt impossible for you to go on and get a mental health degree. I did have one friend who stayed back when her husband was assigned to Ger! many and completed her law degree. You might have to look at t! hat somewhere down the line. As for a career, once you are licensed, try to get on with the Federal government. Most military bases have medical facilities and could use a mental health specialist. If you work on a US military facility, you wouldn't have to worry about different state licensing requirements. Good luck.......Show more
Elinore Schlinker: i grew up in a fundamentalist christian household. i went to private school (where i learned about god every day all day long) until high school. i always knew there was something wrong with me as i was a very sad child and didn't react to things like other people. this culminated in two attempts to commit suicide before age 18. after the second attempt i was diagnosed with chronic depression and now take antidepressants. unfortunately, like what most everyone here has said, i was always told that god can solve all your problems. that "mental illness" doesn't exist because its just the devil turning you away from god, t! hat if you love god enough and pray hard enough and are a good enough christian then god will help you. never once did the christian god help me during the many many years i suffered through depression. my father (who is extremely fundamental christian) always made sure i knew that it was my fault because i was letting the devil in if i was feeling this way, and if i have depression (which he felt was "all in my head") then i clearly was not trying/praying/loving god hard enough anyways, this obviously made me extremely confused about why i was not getting help when i wanted so so badly to love god and receive his gifts of healing and happiness. eventually, after years and years of falling on my knees crying out to god to take even the smallest amount of pain away (i truly did believe at that time that my faith in god would save me, and i was a very devout young christian girl who loved god with all my heart and even wanted to be a missionary to spread christianity one day)! ...anyway after so many years of trying so hard and never getting one o! unce of relief from the crippling depression i suffered from, it finally dawned on me that the reason i wasn't getting better must have been because god didn't love me enough and didn't care about me enough to help me, since clearly i loved and cared about him to the point that it was my entire life. so if that was the case then i decided i might as well just take my life since there would never be help for me and the unbearable pain of a mental disorder would never be helped or even alleviated one tiny bit (seeing a medical professional and going on medication was not even slightly an option because my dad believed that it was evil and the work of the devil, and doing so would be proof that i was not really a good christian). finally, my amazing mom forced me to tell her everything including the suicide attempts. she had to abandon everything she grew up thinking and believing to save her daughter's life, going against my father and the teachings of our church to put me on! medication. so no, jesus christ never helped me with my mental health problems. my mom, my psychiatrist, and the "evil" antidepressants saved my life and continue to save my life every day....Show more
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