The broad-based technology I have chosen is…

HEALTHCARE

Health care professionals are

qualified to give health care to

any person who needs it.

By: Zahireen Tarefdar

I have chosen to talk about psychiatrists

A psychiatrist is a medical practitioner who specializes in diagnosing and treating mental disorders.

Psychiatrists are in the healthcare field, and certainly work with healthcare technology. Many use medical software such as EMR (Electronic Medical Record) , or SoftPsych Psychiatric Diagnosis to improve quality of care.

A psychiatrist is like a doctor…but he/she specializes in…

The brain and mentality!

Job description of a psychiatrist• Psychiatrists analyze and asses a patients state of mind• They use a “biopsychosocial” way to do this, by taking into account past

experiences, family, culture and surroundings. • They must diagnose mental illnesses• They must treat the problem. This can be done through various ways: - Psychotherapy: Regular discussion of problems with patient, where the psychiatrist helps them find solutions by changing negative behaviour patterns - Psychoanalysis: Long- term psychotherapy and counselling - Medication: Often to correct chemical imbalances, which cause emotional problems - Hospitlization• Psychiatrists frequently work in group medical practices, clinics or hospitals, and

less frequently solo• In Canada, average Psychiatrist work hours were 1750 per year• Psychiatrists average salary: more than $174,000 per year

Different types of psychiatry

• Addiction Psychiatrist: Works with patients suffering from addiction, or substance use

• Adult psychiatrist: Works with adults with psychological problems/illness• Child psychiatrist: Works with kids and/or teens• Forensic psychiatrist: Works with criminal justice• Geriatric psychiatrist: Works with aging/elderly people• Neuropsychiatric: Works with mental problems associated with the

nervous system, and brain diseases/injuries• Organizational Psychiatrist: Practices psychiatry in an organizational setting

Average aspiring psychiatrist

Psychiatric ambitions and goals

What STEPS must he/she take to achieve his/her goal?

Well…

Education pathway required for psychiatrist

In high school, math, science and social science courses should be taken…In Science, specifically biology, chemistry and physics courses should be focused on.

After high school, the aspiring psychiatrist goes on to University to get a Bachelors degree (4 years)

MCAT’s (Medical College Application Test) must be taken to get into accredited medical school to futher study in field (medicine, pre-medicine, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, biological studies, biochemistry, chemistry, are some subjects that will be offered) (4 years)

Residency : Where medical skills are applied. A written and oral test (which cover basic science, clinical psychology, and specialty psychology) must be passed to achieve board certification. (4 years)

1-2 years additional training if going into sub-specialty field

More than 12 years of post secondary training

So basically…in a simple breakdown…

+ + +

Bachelors degreeMedical school degree

Completed residency

=CertifiedPsychiatrist

But its not that simple…the path needed to become a psychiatrist and keep the job, requires determination, hard work any many skills and concepts.

Concepts of TechnologySafety

Psychiatrists deal with very sensitive things- a persons brain and mentality. They must deal with patients with care, consideration and proper analyzation. It would be highly dangerous, unsafe and irresponsible if the psychiatrist misdiagnosed a patient, or gave them the wrong medicine. Inadequate psychotherapy can also put a patients mental state in danger. Patient records must also be safely organized, or else confidentiality, and information may be jeopardized or mixed up/lost.

Acting in a way that ensures that life, property, systems, processes and services are not jeopardized or harmed in any way.

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System

Interrelated mechanisms that all function as part of a whole, which may be connected to other systems.

The human mind itself is like a system. Different parts of the brain work together to form one whole- the working human mind. A psychiatrist needs to be able to separate the different components of the brain, search for anything improper and know how to treat the issue. Systematic thinking , or to understand how things/systems influence and affect each other, is necessary in a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist must be able to relate real-life, past/present, cultural situations to understand the influence it has had on the patient, and to come to an inference.

Essential Skills

Thinking

Coming to logical conclusions/decisions through evaluating and understanding information.

A psychiatrists must make logical conclusions to a patients symptoms, to diagnose them. He/she must also think analytically constantly and instantaneously during psychotherapy or psychoananalysis sessions, to help council the patient while discussing things in an effective way. A psychologist must think fast and be prepared to deal with strong patient reactions.

Oral Communication

Psychiatrists must effectively use speech and listening skills during psychotherapy to help treat the patient. He/she must be reassuring, and absolute in their conversations, so that the patient may draw away positively from each session. A psychiatrist must be able to ask clear questions to the patient, to better understand their situation. As psychiatrists often work in groups, a psychiatrist must be able to respectfully listen to co-workers, as well as voice their own opinion within the group.

Being able to use speech as a form of communicating and exchanging ideas/information

Work Habits

A good psychiatrist will take initiative and have a strong will to resolve patients problems. They should be have a strong worth ethic, and be concrete and determined throughout their career.

Initiative

Being resilient in solving tasks with determination and confidence. To be able to asses things with a strong work ethic.

Reliability

A patient has to trust their psyhiatrist to let the psychiatrist help them. Just the same, the psychiatrist therefore has to make themselves trustworthy. Psychiatrist must follow the guidelines of health and safetly while paying attention to detail to properly diagnose (or risk a misdiagnosis). Coworkers must trust each other.He/she must be able to effectively use time to get work done. He/she must know that they are responsible for the outcome of the patient, and must accept that.

To be trustworthy, and consistenly good in practice/performance

Education

Concepts

Skills

Work Habits

Hard work

Drive

All these things are the foundation to the path of…

SUCCESS!

The end!

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