‘Unfinished Business’: What a study reveals about the lack of licensed mental health graduates

‘Unfinished Business’: What a study reveals about the lack of licensed mental health graduates

It’s not an easy task to earn a graduate degree in counseling, marriage and family therapy or social work. It takes years of schooling, a significant financial investment and a commitment to helping others improve their mental health. But earning a degree is not the same as actually becoming a mental health practitioner. Statewide research has shown that about half of all graduates in Minnesota who complete the master’s degree required for menta…