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Mental Health Professional
Designations
A Psychologist has earned an
undergraduate (4 year) degree and
a Ph. D. (Doctor of
Philosophy) or Psy. D. (Doctor of Psychology) in the field of psychology
after studying an additional 3 years,
A Social Worker has earned an undergraduate
(4 year degree) and a Master's Degree after studying an additional 2 years.
A Psychiatrist has earned an undergraduate (4
year degree), a M.D. degree after a 3 or more year course of study at a
Medical School, and in addition has studied 3 to 4 years in Psychiatry.
The term
Psychotherapist generally
applies to anyone working in the mental health field. Specifically in
Colorado it means someone who is a mental health worker but who does not fit
in any of the other fields specified here.
A Counselor is someone who has their training
in the field of education or ministry.
Ronald W. Tallman, M.Th. has a Master's
Degree in Theology from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and
has received extensive training in the field of psychotherapy. He is a
Psychotherapist.
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