Really, the psychologists in the OP's group practice who are fussing about this should get over it. What you are "called" ultimately doesn't matter compared to what you are able to do professionally and carrying on about it just suggests status insecurity in the context described. As psychology becomes integrated into the interprofessional teamwork that will be required in integrated healthcare settings we are REALLY going to have to get over guild-based preoccupations and learn how to work as teammates with all kinds of degrees that psychology has tended to look "down" on or resent for the facts of their earning power in current markets. Unattractive "better than" attitudes undermine our capacity to open up new opportunities and build collaboration that serves everyone.
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