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Old 05-06-2012, 11:16 AM   #45
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Hmm...I wouldn't imagine that people who see them for services would routinely (or ever) say, "I'm going to see my Registered Doctoral Psychologist." In Kansas, you just say "Psychologist" whether it's MA- or PhD-level.

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Though, APA has an ethics code that speaks about proper advertising, as do other associations like ACA... the type of manipulation Mr. Bachman is perpetrating should fall under someone's ability to speak to/penalize him for... I think.
Why hasn't he been reprimanded, I wonder? The cynic in me wonders if it's not because he's too wealthy/powerful/famous in the local community...
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