What is the difference between a psychiatrist, psychologist, and an MSW?
Psychiatrist: A person having a license to practice as a physician and surgeon in this state and in addition has completed three years of graduate training in psychiatry in a program approved by the American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association and is certified or eligible to be certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. RCW 71.34.020 Psychologist: A person licensed by a state examining board. This person must pass an oral or written exam or both as prescribed by the examining board. In addition, this person must have a doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution obtained from an integrated program of graduate study in psychology. This person must also have had at least two years of supervised experience of which at least was one must have been after the doctoral degree was granted. RCW 18.83.070 MSW: A person with a masters or further advanced degree from a school of social work or a degree deemed equivalent under rules adopted by
