Posted by Shar on February 5, 2002, at 1:10:11
In reply to Re: training in therapeutic techniques, posted by Dr. Bob on February 4, 2002, at 19:50:24
>a monitor doesn't necessarily have to be a therapist to do that...
You are correct, sir! However, imo, some slight MH training would be good when it came to identifying posts that were potential triggers to suicide, and things like that. I guess there could be other events or posts that a layperson might not catch as being ungood on a MH board.
I wonder if they'd also need training in the importance of detachment, not being biased and being aware of not being biased. So posts along a particular line of thought don't get deleted. I'm not talking about the obvious posts, like if someone wanted to delete all god posts; but sometimes a bias + a post can be pretty subtle. Self-awareness is what I'm thinking about.
It is a true luxury to have time and resources to spend on thinking about things like this. IE, not having to worry about literal survival issues like a lot of people in the world have to. This comment is just me waxing a bit philosophical and is not related to this thread.
Shar
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