Dear Nick
I don't see the argument that 'regulation of therapy is inevitable,
or a necessity' is a 'lie' - but, nor is it the 'truth'. The main
problem, for me, comes in your next statement that 'Many bad things
are claimed to be inevitable, and whether we can be bothered to
oppose them.'
I believe that licensure, or regulation, in itself is neither 'bad'
nor 'good', it is how WE as individuals use, and abuse, it that will
be either bad or good. I believe that the use of legislation to
ensure that those practising as therapists have a certain minimum
standard of education can only be good for the potential client. It
doesn't necessarily mean that the therapist will be 'good' as a
therapist, but does give some sort of 'yardstick'; then too, if we
have such legislation there will be the possibility to ensure that
unethical therapists etc may be prevented fropm practising.
What I would not like to see is the self aggrandizement of us as
being 'the ONLY people who can help and seeking the exclusion of
others from any part of the process.' I think that we see this often
enough already through other professionals who argue that counselling
and therapy is a waste of time, and that their particular approach to
the 'Talking Therapies' is the only one that works.
If legislation does come, let's see how we can MAKE it 'good', rather
than being like Cassandra and, predicting 'doom and gloom' by saying
it will be 'no good'.
Best wishes
Paul
Paul Carney
Centre for Disaster Management
Coventry University
Priory St
Coventry England CV1 5FB
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