Well, I've taught cognitive in a couple of PhD and PsyD programs, and was shocked to find that most of the students I had actively disdained my skepticism. I started asking each class what they thought was going to make them a good therapist. Not every student, but the majority in every class, thought that he or she'd be a good therapist because of some personal characteristic he or she possessed, not because of knowledge of what worked and what didn't.
We're fighting a losing battle, methinks. It's astonishing how many people go after clinical or counseling degrees because they've discovered that their "friends like to talk to them about their troubles." m ------ "[F]aculty have an obligation to the students collectively to prescribe a required course of study designed specifically for liberal education that is comprehensive, coherent, and rigorous." -- Jerry L. Martin -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:42 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] MindMentor, the first robot psychologist AAAARRRRGGGHHH! So, I'm doing this radical weight loss program through my HMO, Kaiser (yes, I've researched it, as well as the options and think it's the right thing for me) and I have to go to weekly 2 hour group counseling sessions in addition to starving myself (not literally). So far I've asked for two changes of counselors. The first one was big on EMDR and this one, I find out in last night's session is a big fan of NLP. Heaven help us because the psychology profession seems to be sorely lacking in critical thinking skills. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:47:12 -0700 >From: Don Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [tips] MindMentor, the first robot psychologist >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" ><tips@acsun.frostburg.edu> > > No, the best part is that it's based on > Neuro-Liguistic-Programming. :-) > > Rick Stevens wrote: > > http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=860&tag=nl.e539 > > In 2006, Hollander and Wijnberg did a test-run > with 1600 clients from all over the world. Results > showed that MindMentor was able to solve the > problems for 47% in just one session, a score that > any real life psychologist would be proud of." > > (The best part is) > It will cost €4.95 for one hour session (or > about US$7.65 as of today). > > -- > __ Dr. Rick Stevens > __ Psychology Department > __ University of Louisiana @ Monroe > __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > -- > Don Allen > Department of Psychology > Langara College > Vancouver, B.C., Canada > V5Y 2Z6 > > 604-323-5871 > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
