Name: Alaina Dauscher

Date: 9-20-22
Period: 2

Career Journal #01

Name of Career: Pediatric Psychiatrist

Education and Training Required

● Question 1 : Being a pediatric psychiatrist does require a bachelor's degree. How to
Become a Psychiatrist. (2021, April 8) Grand Canyon University. Retrieved
September 20, 2022, from
https://www.gcu.edu/blog/psychology-counseling/how-become-psychiatrist#:~:t
ext=How%20Long%20Does%20It%20Take,a%20four%2Dyear%20residency%20pr
ogram.
● Question 2 : Pediatric psychiatrists require not only a bachelor’s degree, but also 4 years
of medical school, and then four additional years of a residency. This means you will be
required to have a M.D. (Doctorate of Medicine). How Long Does it Take to Become a
Psychiatrist? (2021, April 30) American University of The Caribbean School of Medicine.
Retrieved September 20, 2022, from
https://www.aucmed.edu/about/blog/how-long-does-it-take-to-become-a-psychiatri
st
● Question 3 : In addition to needing a medical license, you also need a certification from
the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. This certification must be renewed
every once in a while. How to Become a Psychiatrist. (2021, April 8) Grand Canyon
University. Retrieved September 20, 2022, from
https://www.gcu.edu/blog/psychology-counseling/how-become-psychiatrist#:~:text=Ho
w%20Long%20Does%20It%20Take,a%20four%2Dyear%20residency%20program.
Responsibilities and Daily Activities
● Question 1 : Pediatric psychiatrists mostly interact with children and parents and work
with them to prescribe medications. What Is a Psychiatrist? (2021, February 22) St.
George’s University. Retrieved September 20, 2022, from
https://www.sgu.edu/blog/medical/what-is-a-psychiatrist/
● Question 2 : Pediatric psychiatrists are asked to prescribe medications, diagnose and
help patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. What’s the Difference
Between a Psychiatrist and a Registered Psychologist? () Here to Help. Retrieved
September 20, 2022, from
https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/q-and-a/whats-the-difference-between-a-psychiatrist-
and-a-registered-psychologist

Self Reflection
This career choice is interesting to me because I would really like to see our youth and how I
would possibly be able to help them during their most crucial stages of development. I want to
learn about different family situations and how every minor detail can impact a child’s growth
mentally. As someone who has personally been in contact with a pediatric psychiatrist, I love
how my progress is being documented throughout my mental health journey. I would love to be
able to provide peace for someone maybe even younger than I am. If I were to rate this career
from 1-10, I would choose 8. I would also like to perhaps be more involved with the pediatric
mental health field, such as being a therapist and learning more about play therapy. Being on
the medicine side of things seems enjoyable, but it’d also be nice to not HAVE to prescribe
every child with medicine in hopes that they will be able to learn other healthy coping
mechanisms.

Documentation of Sources
[at least 3 sources in APA format - alphabetized and hanging indentation formatting included]

- What Is a Psychiatrist? (2021, February 22) St. George’s University. Retrieved

September 20, 2022, from https://www.sgu.edu/blog/medical/what-is-a-psychiatrist/
- How Long Does it Take to Become a Psychiatrist? (2021, April 30) American University
of The Caribbean School of Medicine. Retrieved September 20, 2022, from
https://www.aucmed.edu/about/blog/how-long-does-it-take-to-become-a-psychiatri
st
- How to Become a Psychiatrist. (2021, April 8) Grand Canyon University. Retrieved
September 20, 2022, from
https://www.gcu.edu/blog/psychology-counseling/how-become-psychiatrist#:~:t
ext=How%20Long%20Does%20It%20Take,a%20four%2Dyear%20residency%20pr
ogram.