^ but how do you think it should be regulated? i agree with background (criminal, working with children checks etc - but i think we sign off on this in australia anyway) but i think medical record checks is an invasion of privacy and would be hard to use informatively anyway.

e.g., someone who has recently been admitted and discharged from an insitution may, or may not, be able to resume their counselling duties effectively. it really depends on the individual and how much they are able to cope. certainly when i was practicing there were times when i probably would have done well to have checked myself in (and god bless him, my pdoc did try). but i dont think my mood/issues interfered with my work; i still performed my job effectively. (hmmm... deli's getting defensive ).

i dont know. i think i did my job well while i was there, and i quit when i no longer was able to commit to the level of professionalism required of me any more (for reasons totally unrelated to mental health).

i guess i get a bit upset when ppl say things like "all Ts are crazy", or that you shouldn't be T if you have issues yourself etc. makes me very much feel like a fraud. and then i get defensive!! so... there's a bit of counter transference for you .

but.. being quite serious - i do agree that some ppl are dangerous Ts, and that there should be some system of regulation. i just don't know how to improve on what's already in place - supervision and (in many cases) compulsory psychotherapy also.