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Originally Posted by Ididitmyway
It's stringent in terms of formalities that have nothing to do with how good you are as a practitioner. It is true that you have to go through years of internship (during which you are NOT PAID) and take and pass a couple of exams in order to get licensed but information you are required to memorize has virtually ZERO information about attachment theory and all trauma-related material and 90% of information about which DSM label you should give in which case and how you should act in different situations in order not to get sued. So, all that stringent "training" is aimed at making you good at filling out documentation and avoiding legal troubles. There is so many BS forms therapists have to fill out here when they work for agencies that there is no time for learning how to do the work they are supposed to do. Which makes the whole system a sheer fraud.
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Wow thanks for sharing that. That is frightening. My ex T claimed experience with developmental trauma and attachment, but in the real world she was lost. I don't recall her ever articulating what was going on. And her casual approach to termination, which one could argue is the most important thing of all, shows complete ignorance of attachment concepts. I also think even with a good grasp of theory she would still have done damage, because she was too wrapped up in her own needs and impulses. I get the sense her practice revolves around her.
It does seem (from the little I have seen) the focus of therapist training is on learning to become a therapist, rather than learning about clients. I want a T who thinks the DSM is excrement because they understand how human beings actually function, not a T who can recite it from memory.
As for the OP's T, he seems entirely unaware of attachment dynamics, as evidenced by the following ludicrous statement: "The depth and nature of your attachment to me and the manner in which you have fairly consistently attempted to maintain that attachment is the core issue that in my opinion is unresolvable." Maybe like many P-docs his focus is on drugging the patient, which allows him to pretend he is a doctor, and avoids the mess and fuss of dealing with the human being.