Posted by DJB on April 18, 2005, at 21:55:47
In reply to Re: Hello again » DJB, posted by damos on April 18, 2005, at 21:28:01
Well to be honest I am finding it intriguing myself as a person who is working toward being on the other side of the table or in the other chair. . . lol. I have some issues that I am working on and am trying my best to do well in school (can only afford one class at a time) but I have done well in my studies. I am finding that many people in counseling go into for personal reasons and I guess mine would be the controversy over BPD and DID (or its existsnce for that matter). I have known too many people who are able to maintain stable lasting relationships that get labeled BPD and are seen as manipu;ators which is I see as a huge flaw in the education of individuals with the power to attach labels on others. My DSM-IV class was interesting and there is a whealth of information out there about the dis-service done by attaching labels. If your interested in that topic you should read some of Spanos' work he says we create a cyclical illusion of explaination for behavior (why does a person act like a schophrenic. . . because he is schophrenic. . .why is he schophrenic. . . because he acts like a person with schophrenia)but there are lots of opportunities to open the other student's minds about topics like homosexuality and DID. I am currently in a course on Group Therapy this course requires that we meet in groups of 7-8 for an hour and a half each week for nine weeks. Having been in group therapy watching the process and learning about it makes me more aware of the things I did when I was in group therapy. The standards are getting tougher each year so if you really want to follow that path do it soon.
I hope I have given some of the information you asked for and not so much to scare you away because the feild needs competent poeple who can really relate to others.
I hope also that I haven't bored you to tears either.
DJB
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