Psychologist Degrees in Nevada - NV

By an allied health world contributing writer
Published: February, 5 2010

It will be interesting for those considering a psychology degree in Nevada to learn that mental health history in Nevada goes back to the Wild West days of 1872 when the state legislature contracted with California to care for the neighbor state’s troubled patients. The “Nevada Insane Asylum” in Reno (later the “Nevada Hospital for Mental Diseases”) was built a decade later and soon housed almost 150 Californians in need of treatment for mental problems, as well as many early settlers heading westward who suffered from mental illness during their harsh journey.

Northern and Southern Nevada’s mental health systems developed on independent paths, with the north focused on hospitalization, and the south on community-based programs.  As all of America moved towards community-based programs, the northern, hospital-based system adapted.

Today, the Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services caters to Nevada’s residents, helping them cope with addictions, trauma, family problems and other crises. As a psychologist in this growing state with a colorful history, you will have many opportunities to help people endure difficult times in their lives, conquer behavioral and mental problems, and restore their families’ and themselves to mental health.

Source: University of Nevada Las Vegas Center for Democratic Culture

Continuing Education and License Renewal for Psychologists in Nevada

Those holding a psychology degree in Nevada must renew their state license every two-years.  If you want to renew your Nevada license to practice psychology you must demonstrate that you have earned at least 30 credit hours of continuing education in each two-year period.

These can consist of workshops, seminars or classes sponsored by such groups as the American Psychological Association, American Medical Association, National Association of Social Workers, the American Psychiatric Association or the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, among others.

You may also take distance courses or self-study programs. All these courses must be approved by the Board, either in advance or after the fact by submitting an approval form.

Up to eight of your hours may come from serving on a psychological committee (approved by the Board), or developing an oral examination.