Chapter 10: Additional Healthcare Careers
Overview
Michael is a 32-year-old college student who has always enjoyed chemistry coursework and medicine. He also enjoys working with people and in customer service. His ultimate goal is to become a pharmacist. However, he plans on enrolling in a pharmacy technician program first to ensure that this is the right path for him.
Pharmacy technology, as Michael discovered, is just one of many additional healthcare careers. Health education, substance abuse disorder counseling, pharmacy technology, and medical interpretation are all careers that provide patient and family support, both inside and outside of the traditional inpatient clinic setting.
Objectives
Upon completion of this chapter, the learner will be able to:
- Identify the scope of practice for the allied health professionals discussed in this chapter
- Compare the academic requirements for each of the careers covered
- Differentiate between the various settings in which these professionals work
- Explain the career pathway for each of the professions covered in the chapter
Key Terms
- Addiction
- Behavioral health
- Bipolar disorder
- Community health assessment (CHA)
- Community health workers (CHW)
- Crisis intervention
- Evidence-based treatment
- Health education
- Interpretation
- Integrated services
- Medical interpreter
- Language access provider
- Limited English proficiency patients (LEPs)
- Major depressive disorder
- Motivational interviewing
- Schizophrenia
- Substance use disorder
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Attributions
- Chapter opening image: Phikwe’s only Private Pharmacist by Gamu Ndawana is released under Commons. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0
