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My dream job would be helping adults or children with mental health. Particularly working for CAMHS or working in mental health institutions, or hospitals.
I don't want to be a psychiatrist, but more so a mental health nurse? I'm not sure what course I should do but I'm currently writing my personal statement and have my options for mental health nursing, for 2020 as I am taking a gap year.
I was wondering if there are any other options I haven't considered, whether I should just do a 'normal' nursing course like 'Adult Nursing' and then see if I could move on to mental health from there or if mental health nursing is my best bet.
(I know I might sound completely clueless, but that's because I really am)
Also any extra information from anybody that has or that knows someone who has taken Mental Health Nursing is much much appreciated!
I don't want to be a psychiatrist, but more so a mental health nurse? I'm not sure what course I should do but I'm currently writing my personal statement and have my options for mental health nursing, for 2020 as I am taking a gap year.
I was wondering if there are any other options I haven't considered, whether I should just do a 'normal' nursing course like 'Adult Nursing' and then see if I could move on to mental health from there or if mental health nursing is my best bet.
(I know I might sound completely clueless, but that's because I really am)
Also any extra information from anybody that has or that knows someone who has taken Mental Health Nursing is much much appreciated!
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This probably won’t apply but I’ll tell you anyway in case it sounds like something your interested in. You could always look into doing a youth work course. They tend to work more with schools or colleges but the youth service I used to be involved with had very strong connections with local hospitals and mental health charities 
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(Original post by cath_slater)
This probably won’t apply but I’ll tell you anyway in case it sounds like something your interested in. You could always look into doing a youth work course. They tend to work more with schools or colleges but the youth service I used to be involved with had very strong connections with local hospitals and mental health charities)
This probably won’t apply but I’ll tell you anyway in case it sounds like something your interested in. You could always look into doing a youth work course. They tend to work more with schools or colleges but the youth service I used to be involved with had very strong connections with local hospitals and mental health charities
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You want to care for people’s mental health, it’s mental health nursing that fits with what you’ve said here.
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You should apply to be a nurse and you can choose your specialty. I chose mental health. The first year of the course taught general nursing but the placements I went on were focused on those with mental health issues, like a day centre for the elderly with dementia or a psychiatric hospital. Then you specialise in the second and third year. I did the diploma instead of the degree and it was a really interesting and fulfilling course though my university didn't seem all that interested in actively supporting the nursing students, not sure why.
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