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I belong to the society for the teaching of psychology Facebook group. The author of this blog post shared it there: A Matter of Degrees
Though not as inaccurate as other sites, and though the intent is admirable, I think it is still overly simplistic in the PhD = research and PsyD = clinical statement. It doesn't say that PhDs don't do clinical work, but I think anyone reading the blog post will deduce that. Also, based on our recent conversation on here, I now know that clinical = mental illness and counseling = life stressors isn't necessarily true.
What's the best way to engage in dialogue with well-meaning perpetrators of misinformation? Do we have any data to support what we discuss here? For example, I know that the average PhD student has equal (or more) clinical hours than PsyD student.
Though not as inaccurate as other sites, and though the intent is admirable, I think it is still overly simplistic in the PhD = research and PsyD = clinical statement. It doesn't say that PhDs don't do clinical work, but I think anyone reading the blog post will deduce that. Also, based on our recent conversation on here, I now know that clinical = mental illness and counseling = life stressors isn't necessarily true.
What's the best way to engage in dialogue with well-meaning perpetrators of misinformation? Do we have any data to support what we discuss here? For example, I know that the average PhD student has equal (or more) clinical hours than PsyD student.
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