Posted by stjames on June 3, 2001, at 13:21:23
In reply to How often should my child see her p-doc?, posted by Diane J. on April 7, 2001, at 21:52:24
On thearpy and pdoc's-
It is important to remember that a pdoc is a medical doc and unless they have taken special
training they are not qualified to do thearpy.
It takes ~7 years to become a MD, ~2 more to specalize in psyc (this is medical psyc, not behavior) There is not time to study human behavior. The course of study in human behavior
is a MSW or psychology degree, taking 6 to 8 years (if a PhD).A child Pdoc is specilized, and I suspect some are qualified to do thearpy. To do this properly
we are asking one person to have almost 20 years
of schooling. My experiances with Pdoc's and thearpy is that they do make this distinction, they are medical doc's and can refer to a therapist. If one wants parenting tips, a child psychologist or MSW who specilizes in kids is the person to ask. There is nothing wrong with a MSW or "social worker" doing therapy, that is what they are trained to do. They are better at it than Pdocs as this is what they do all day.Yes, i know that everyone wants to get it all from one doc. However, it is unresonable to ask someone to be an expert in 2 fields. I have never
had a pdoc do real psychotherapy, they do not have time to regulate meds and deal with underlying issues.james
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