DPT or LPC

[njurkovi]

My daughter seems to be equally interested in mental and physical health areas, without wanting to go the full PhD/MD route.
Given that Masters in Counseling (needed for LPC/LMFT) now requires 60 graduate hours + 3000 non-paid internship hours, the total work she would need to put in seems approximately equal to getting a DPT. The difference in earnings seems very significant (in favor of DPT). Am I missing something?

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[R. Matey]

LPCs are a bad ROI. They're often listed in Forbes as the worst master's degrees to get within a given year. The difference in earnings is substantial though debt may be a more of a factor with a DPT.

Physical Therapists : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Physical therapists help injured or ill people improve movement and manage pain.

www.bls.gov

Marriage and Family Therapists : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Marriage and family therapists diagnose and treat cognitive, behavioral, or similar disorders in the context of couples and other relationships.

www.bls.gov

Side note: Those seem like wildly different career aspirations. Just sayin'

 

[njurkovi]

>Side note: Those seem like wildly different career aspirations. Just sayin'
I know She is starting college next year, so she has plenty time to sort it out.
Thank you for your comment

 

[R. Matey]

I know She is starting college next year, so she has plenty time to sort it out.
Thank you for your comment

No problem. I'd check out the physical therapy forums too, if you haven't already.

 

[njurkovi]

Thank you, I will

 

[shevchenko277]

The DPT program is more academically rigorous as well which accounts for a higher ROI.

 

[DO2015CA]

she will likely change her mind multiple times in college. I’d encourage her to take classes to prepare for the most rigorous and competitive route then if she decides to do the less competitive then she can decelerate

 

[Goobernut]

I work "medically adjacent" and if I had it to do over again, I'd probably go DPT or OT route. I can see why she's equally interested in both! If I understand it correctly, DPT programs are more competitive.

 

[njurkovi]

Thank you, I appreciate all the advice!

 

[PikminOC]

I am glad you brought this up. Seems like people like to confuse the public with these online degrees

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Both do, in actuality. As for the professional organizations, that is also fraught with bias and protectionism. Look at the arguments about RxP. Or the fact that many psychiatrists practice therapy after training that most psychologists would laugh at. There is no set of absolute ethical...

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