What level of college education would you need to get a career in children mental health?

There are at least 3 different fields that you can go into.



You can become a licensed social worker, specializing in child therapy. For that you would need to complete a 2 year masters level degree.



You can be a psychologist. You would need at least a master's degree, but you'd do better with a Ph.D.



You can be a psychiatrist. You would need a medical degree, and then go on to specialize in psychiatry, and then child psychiatry.What level of college education would you need to get a career in children mental health?The minimum would be a masters for therapist and many clinical positions (play therapist, MFCC, etc) (you do not say exactly what field you are considering). Anything more like a psychologist is a doctorate (you can not call your self a psychologist with out the doctoral training).