D.s are currently licensable in Mass, although this may change in the future. It is reported that the job market for Ed. Ms is not as good as for MSWs - the clinical training is better for MSWs. There tends to be less emphasis on the exploration of psychological theory, on understanding human behavior and on research than there is in Ph.D.-clinical programs. There is no training in pychological testing.
Theoretical training tends to be psychoanalytically oriented.
However psychiatrists tend to have higher status than any of the other disciplines in mental health, and tend to have higher salaries and more responsible positions. These nursing programs tend to emphasize a medical orientation to psychological programs and also train students in the daily care of hospitalized patients. Psychiatric nurses are primarily hired in in-patient psychiatric settings and tend to do less assessment, diagnostics and 1 to 1 direct therapy. They tend to do more group work with patients and will often supervise psychiatric units on a daily basis.