I didn't listen to the audio file, but I did read the article. I think the idea of formulation rather than diagnosis could revolutionize the field of psychology, psychiatry, and counseling. As a budding counselor, this fascinates me. I have worked with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the field is slowly moving toward person-centered planning for their lives. I recently researched wellness models for a paper I am writing and counseling seems to be making the move, but because the counseling field is still so fragmented and disparate, the move is very slow.

Another serious issue is that here in the US, despite the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies still run the show and they do not want to move from a medical model. Treatment of symptomology rather than prevention and wellness. Until the insurance companies change their point of view, counselors remain stuck with diagnoses so that individuals can have their treatments paid for (although sometimes only partially).