Thursday, January 21, 2010

PSYCHOLOGIST VS COUNSELOR

I just want to bring to attention here... about the title.. psychologist and counselor... i must say they are two distinct professions... psychologist are not counselor... i remember dr nadine frm my uni in oz... saying it is wrong to say that... as psychologist higher than counselor...yes psych do counsel... with therapy and treatment... call as therapist not counselor... and well when i said to ppl... i m a psychologist... ppl would be like oh kaunseling... i be like... if i can smack you i would! how degrading is that! anyhow... why i said this here is... i got applicant... whom i never know or at least have the courtesy to meet me and talk... and yet i am asked for recommendation... how can i recommend when i dont even knw the person... someone with no psych background and wanna join my unit... got master in counseling... and ppl just tot ya counseling... can buleh tu... how narrowminded... no psyc n wanna join.. Clinical Psych... WT... HR also called me and lucky HR shared my opinion... bukan apa i was told... kena attend urgently to this application (i never got any letter lang) ada org saja frwd CV thru email... (official ke tu, nda surat how to balas or reply hehehe so i didnt reply la) anyhow.. ya.. apparently family contacted Pehin la to ask so since that.. matter urgently to look into... i mean if qualified lain la... ane ermm... like i am a clinical psychologist i dont work at Physiotherapy dept... kan... anyhow..... i dont work at dental clinic... kan kan... heheh so i sound bitter here... just at times.. i am just frustrated as ppl dont knw... like i m not a psychiatrist... despite maybe ada persamaan tapi not... so likewise counselor is not psychologist... as simple as that... wat frustrated me as well... among us therapist... they also dont knw... tell you wat yg frwd me email was someone senior, a fren and therapist too... and yet that person also think counselor same as psychologist... how frustrating... ppl in our own world and area pun nda tau... let alone lay person out there!

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