I am an "older" psychodynamically oriented therapist and this is absolutely true. My profession is now run by the "affirming" arm of the far left. Whatever happened to holding the center so a client can come to their own self realizations, not take on mine?? It's disgusting what my profession has become.
Thanks for posting this EXCELLENT article by Pamela Garfield-Jaeger! The public schools are feeding this monster by placing so much emphasis on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). This has been a top-down effort from the federal level. For example, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) called for widespread mental health screening for ALL students, early intervention, and a social-emotional based curriculum as part of a comprehensive school-based mental health system, according to a joint bulletin produced by CMS and SAMHSA dated July 1, 2019.
I am an "older" psychodynamically oriented therapist and this is absolutely true. My profession is now run by the "affirming" arm of the far left. Whatever happened to holding the center so a client can come to their own self realizations, not take on mine?? It's disgusting what my profession has become.
Here is an excellent article written by a psychoanalyst and psychologist Jonathan Shedler that speaks to this as well:
https://open.substack.com/pub/jonathanshedler/p/feeling-better-is-not-the-same-as?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Thanks for posting this EXCELLENT article by Pamela Garfield-Jaeger! The public schools are feeding this monster by placing so much emphasis on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). This has been a top-down effort from the federal level. For example, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) called for widespread mental health screening for ALL students, early intervention, and a social-emotional based curriculum as part of a comprehensive school-based mental health system, according to a joint bulletin produced by CMS and SAMHSA dated July 1, 2019.
More “the sky is falling” from Dad. Have to admit the guy knows how to feed the algorithm.