Posted by madeline on May 24, 2006, at 21:14:37
In reply to Re: Clarification of the above post., posted by Jost on May 24, 2006, at 19:05:37
Yeah I am sorry. It just kind of slipped out. I think a lot of people are intimidated by advanced degrees.
Heaven knows that just about every physician, psychologists etc..office you go into has their diplomas plastered all over the wall as if to say "I am the authority here, what I say goes". To me, it very loudly says, "your opinion means less than mine".
Well, especially in psychiatry, where there is a lot of stumbling about in the dark, that might not necessarily be true. I think the client's opinion has a valuable place in the therapeutic frame.
I was just trying to remind happyflower of that.
Also, I don't take my degree too seriously, one thing I have noticed is that when I do something REALLY stupid, someone is always there to say "And she has her Ph.D."
Maddie
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