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There are some very honestly nice people in the field, but imo they are in the vast minority.
Your experience must explain the bitterness on this page. From what I've seen in my 10 years in the field, the vast minority are the thieves and asses (anecdotally, those few were all from research-based PhDs but they were the vast minority in that population, as well). And yes, the PsyD (when appropriately used) model is much better to train clinicians than PhDs. The "data" doesn't mean what they purport. Notice only A/I and supervision hours were given...nothing about the quality of the training at the institution ("lies and damn lies"). Practicum sites generally do not teach theory or technique. Most PhD programs do very little truing in their program and leave it to the practicum sites. That's why you see so many falsely believe in the superiority of cognitive orientations; you can teach it quickly and minimally have to address the person of the therapist. If you want superior clinical training, go with a PsyD that fits your goals (I'd expand beyond the two you mentioned but that's just me). If you want superior research training, stay in a PhD or go to one that fits your goals.