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Mary
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I am a transfer student from Lamar University to Texas Southern University and I am searching for a work from home job in Texas. What type of entry level jobs are there for Clinical Mental Health I will be beginning the Clinical Mental Health Program at Texas Southern University for Fall 2025.?
I am a transfer student from Lamar University to Texas Southern University and I am searching for a work from home job in Texas. What type of entry level jobs are there for Clinical Mental Health? I will be beginning the Clinical Mental Health Program at Texas Southern University for Fall 2025.
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Michelle M.
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Hello, Mary !
Congratulations on getting into Texas Southern University's Clinical Mental Health Program ! I responded to your previous post, so I remember you. I recall that you have a Masters Degree in a different field and I was the one who suggested in-person work in the field you already have your Masters in.
Your previous great education did not prepare you for or qualify you for doing clinical mental health work online or off line right now, but that's okay, your University Clinical Mental Health Program will, so let's take it back a step for now and see what is doable for you.
The Masters Program at Texas Southern University for a Master of Education in Counseling with a Clinical Mental Health Counseling Concentration (That's the name of the program they offer for the Masters) will provide you with learning Counseling Supervision, Mental Health & Psychopath, Ethics & Professional Issues Counseling, and Advanced Ethics. They offer courses in Human Growth and Development, Social & Cultural Differences, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and Counseling & Personality Theories, Counseling Children & Adolescents, Special Topics, Mental Health & Psychopath, Counseling Capstone, Family Counseling, Play Therapy, and Consultation Theory & Practice. The program also includes pre-qualifying courses, core requirements, specialization, and institutional requirements, totaling 60 hours. You will have had to have taken those courses and done those requirements that would qualify you for Licensure.
You have already had experience with teaching and the parole population, but for mental health counseling, thinking to do it before you begin and at the start of your mental health program may not be the best thing to do, especially online where the experience for the client is very one dimensional and can affect the quality of the engagement phase. You would also have to understand the various mental illness and prescription medications for them. It's not exactly going to be like when you were in teaching or probation/parole. Once you become licensed, that is the time employers will consider your applications for Career Jobs, not entry jobs. It will be expected that you have substantial experience with psychological and behavior techniques and theories which I don't know if your new program will offer.
Regarding online mental health services, that would be for when you had been working as a counselor for quite some time and perhaps some clients would want it online, but many of the population such as the homeless and elderly may not have access to a device to receive services online. There's also an issue of trust being built stronger in person than online.
So the jobs that are out there right now, on site in person require some of these things : Licensed Social Worker, a Doctorate, Registered as a Mental Health Counselor, two years of full-time, paid, professional experience providing direct client care in a behavioral health setting, a License to do Mental Health Counseling, experience with HIPAA, etc. They all want credentials and most positions are full time.
It seems as though the Mental Health Program is going to keep you very busy and you need to ask someone at that department if you would be doing a Masters Thesis as well. This is a lot of work. Clinical therapy is not situational counseling or case management, it's a health care profession and many people get their undergraduate degrees in Psychology or Social Work which prepares them for a Masters in Mental Health Program. You may also need to take a few Addiction courses somewhere, too if you didn't already do so for your Bachelors or other Masters.
Working with mental health clients at the same time doing the Masters Program will be overwhelming. It's a very focused, involved and deep major and you're much better off looking for a very light-weight job online. Also, try applying for a lot of scholarships and grants to help with expenses.
I provide this information so that your Masters program will be doable and enjoyable for you, with your best interest in mind. I hope it's something to think about and I wish you all the best moving forward.
Congratulations on getting into Texas Southern University's Clinical Mental Health Program ! I responded to your previous post, so I remember you. I recall that you have a Masters Degree in a different field and I was the one who suggested in-person work in the field you already have your Masters in.
Your previous great education did not prepare you for or qualify you for doing clinical mental health work online or off line right now, but that's okay, your University Clinical Mental Health Program will, so let's take it back a step for now and see what is doable for you.
The Masters Program at Texas Southern University for a Master of Education in Counseling with a Clinical Mental Health Counseling Concentration (That's the name of the program they offer for the Masters) will provide you with learning Counseling Supervision, Mental Health & Psychopath, Ethics & Professional Issues Counseling, and Advanced Ethics. They offer courses in Human Growth and Development, Social & Cultural Differences, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and Counseling & Personality Theories, Counseling Children & Adolescents, Special Topics, Mental Health & Psychopath, Counseling Capstone, Family Counseling, Play Therapy, and Consultation Theory & Practice. The program also includes pre-qualifying courses, core requirements, specialization, and institutional requirements, totaling 60 hours. You will have had to have taken those courses and done those requirements that would qualify you for Licensure.
You have already had experience with teaching and the parole population, but for mental health counseling, thinking to do it before you begin and at the start of your mental health program may not be the best thing to do, especially online where the experience for the client is very one dimensional and can affect the quality of the engagement phase. You would also have to understand the various mental illness and prescription medications for them. It's not exactly going to be like when you were in teaching or probation/parole. Once you become licensed, that is the time employers will consider your applications for Career Jobs, not entry jobs. It will be expected that you have substantial experience with psychological and behavior techniques and theories which I don't know if your new program will offer.
Regarding online mental health services, that would be for when you had been working as a counselor for quite some time and perhaps some clients would want it online, but many of the population such as the homeless and elderly may not have access to a device to receive services online. There's also an issue of trust being built stronger in person than online.
So the jobs that are out there right now, on site in person require some of these things : Licensed Social Worker, a Doctorate, Registered as a Mental Health Counselor, two years of full-time, paid, professional experience providing direct client care in a behavioral health setting, a License to do Mental Health Counseling, experience with HIPAA, etc. They all want credentials and most positions are full time.
It seems as though the Mental Health Program is going to keep you very busy and you need to ask someone at that department if you would be doing a Masters Thesis as well. This is a lot of work. Clinical therapy is not situational counseling or case management, it's a health care profession and many people get their undergraduate degrees in Psychology or Social Work which prepares them for a Masters in Mental Health Program. You may also need to take a few Addiction courses somewhere, too if you didn't already do so for your Bachelors or other Masters.
Working with mental health clients at the same time doing the Masters Program will be overwhelming. It's a very focused, involved and deep major and you're much better off looking for a very light-weight job online. Also, try applying for a lot of scholarships and grants to help with expenses.
I provide this information so that your Masters program will be doable and enjoyable for you, with your best interest in mind. I hope it's something to think about and I wish you all the best moving forward.
Thanks for the advice.