Talk about wierd...

[trystinn]

Just had a YIM conversation with an old friend and was telling her I was going back to graduate school to get my degree to become a psychologist. She asked if I was going on to get my Ph.D. and I replied "no interest at present in doing so, nor plans" and she sort of blew up. Told me you couldn't be a psychologist without a Ph.D. (completely untrue, btw), then ended the conversation tersely and disconnected.

Now, just out of curiosity - is this some urban legend? Some wierd misunderstanding due to movies and tv?

Folks do know you can be a psychologist without a Ph.D., right?

And yes, I realize the gal has obvious problems. I'm not going to psychoanalyze someone I haven't seen in eight years based on a YIM.

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[moonwolf41.livejournal.com]

Depends on the laws of the state, I think. I know that in Texas, you only have to have a Masters in Psychology to be a Clinical Psychologist. Most of the psychologists I worked with at Devereux (adolescent residential psychiatric facility) were Masters, although I think some of them may have had their PdD.