| Field |
Primary Goal |
Licensure |
Similarities to
Clinical Psychology
|
Differences from Clinical Psychology |
| Clinical Psychology |
diagnosis and assessment |
Association of State and Provincial PsychologyBoards is the licensing body |
|
|
| Counseling Psychology |
To offer counseling on mental health issues to citizens. |
American Board of professional psychology is the licensing body |
Both deal with the study of mental health complications in the society |
Licensing body is different |
| School Psychology |
Promote psychologically healthy student in school |
American Psychology Association is the licensing body |
Both promote mental health among the people in the society |
Licensing body
is different |
| Social Work |
To Identifies the specific problems faced by a patient and assist where necessary |
Association of Social Works Boards is the licensing body |
Both offer medical assistance to mental health problems in the society |
Licensing body
is different |
| Psychiatry |
Diagnosis, assess and treating mental problems |
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology is the licensing body |
Both study and offer treatment for mental health problem among the people |
Licensing body
is different |
| Psychiatry Nursing |
Promotion of mental health and preventing mental illness among the people |
Board of vocational and Psychiatry Practitioners is the licensing body |
Both offer treatment for mental health problem in the society |
Licensing body
is different |
| Marriage and Family Therapy |
To strengthen the bonds within the family and promote harmonious family life |
Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family TherapyEducation (COAMFTE) is the licensing body |
Both involves counseling on family related issue and problems in the society hence promoting harmonious coexistence in the society. |
Licensing body
is different |