Comments on: do you think there is an ethical problem with…? http://emilysgame.com/305/do-you-think-there-is-an-ethical-problem-with/ Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:11:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: slulitabert http://emilysgame.com/305/do-you-think-there-is-an-ethical-problem-with/comment-page-1/#comment-470 slulitabert Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:31:59 +0000 http://emilysgame.com/305/do-you-think-there-is-an-ethical-problem-with/#comment-470 for undergraduate level i feel there is no problem. that is course level work and the person needs to get clinical experience. the military on the other hand trains people to do a lot of things, and certifies people to do a certain job whereas in the civilian world their skill is not recognize. An understanding in PSYC is need to do a job as a counselor, but a degree is certainly not needed. Counselors are their to help someone get the help needed for certain issues. To direct them in the direction they may need to go. It is up to psychologists, and psychiatrist to treat people and diagnose(MD only of course) them. I am in the military and i have lots of training that in the civilian world mean nothing. <br><b>References : </b><br> for undergraduate level i feel there is no problem. that is course level work and the person needs to get clinical experience. the military on the other hand trains people to do a lot of things, and certifies people to do a certain job whereas in the civilian world their skill is not recognize. An understanding in PSYC is need to do a job as a counselor, but a degree is certainly not needed. Counselors are their to help someone get the help needed for certain issues. To direct them in the direction they may need to go. It is up to psychologists, and psychiatrist to treat people and diagnose(MD only of course) them. I am in the military and i have lots of training that in the civilian world mean nothing.
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]]> By: Cory O. http://emilysgame.com/305/do-you-think-there-is-an-ethical-problem-with/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Cory O. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:45:59 +0000 http://emilysgame.com/305/do-you-think-there-is-an-ethical-problem-with/#comment-469 I've done counseling without a license and before I received my degree. The counseling was considered "peer counseling" and it was more in the way of advice then actual therapeutic procedures. I think it's a great experience especially for those looking to go on to graduate school. I cannot say for sure about all universities but similar classes at universities I attended did give the students chances to work with counseling people, however, there was always a licensed therapist with them.<br><b>References : </b><br> I’ve done counseling without a license and before I received my degree. The counseling was considered "peer counseling" and it was more in the way of advice then actual therapeutic procedures.

I think it’s a great experience especially for those looking to go on to graduate school. I cannot say for sure about all universities but similar classes at universities I attended did give the students chances to work with counseling people, however, there was always a licensed therapist with them.
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