Re:Have we overestimated the effectiveness of psychotherapy?
by projektir on Saturday July 14, 2018 @01:20AM
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> For a field so rich in therapeutic models, I find it somewhat surprising that people are not more educated, walking in to visit with a therapist, as to what kind of model or therapy is being used, and what alternatives might be available.
This seems like a bizarre expectation to me. People walking in about a stomach problem generally don't know much about that subject, either. I'm not sure what the ratio is, but unless you only see people from a very narrow background, I don't really see why the average person would be educated in psychological techniques any more than they're educated in types of rock.
And from that other recent paper:
> Reviews with a conclusion in favour of psychological therapies (vs pharmacological interventions) were at high risk for a spin in conclusions
For a field so rich in therapeutic models, I find it somewhat surprising that people are not more educated, walking in to visit with a therapist, as to what kind of model or therapy is being used, and what alternatives might be available.
I'm not a psychologist myself but rather a coach, and I love taking little breaks with my clients to move to a meta-perspective and walk them through the variety of models we can use together. Eventually they learn that each model has key leverage points as well as key weaknesses, and tying oneself to a single model as if it has no significant blind spots can quickly put one's desired outcomes at risk.
Maybe some psychologists here can weigh in; perhaps this is already a thing in the therapy world.