Surprise, surprise...licensure isn't taken very seriously by PV. Adam McLain, the psychologist and "clinical director" of the girls' continuum at PV since early 2003, was denied a state license by the Tennessee Board of Examiners in Psychology because his internship wasn't approved by the APA. Mclain wasn't denied until March, 2004:
Every girl who went through the PV program between April 2003 to January 12, 2005 might want to contact legal counsel. Jersey Girl, Milkblood, you guys definitely need to look into it. If you need documentation, ask for it, I'll get it to anyone who needs it.
According to a TMHDD investigator, McLain
didn't need a TN license to be clinical director of the girls' program at PV, he only needed a degree in Psychology.
Well...allow me to
retort.
The
Parent's Introduction To Peninsula Village, pg. 11:
"Clinical Oversight: Each program on our campus has a licensed mental health professional that serves as a clinical director. The clinical director is primarily responsible for directing the clinical aspects of your adolescent's care. This includes diagnosis, treatment planning, conducting group therapies and insuring the integrity and clinical depth of each program" PV is clearly stating that their clinical directors are licensed by the state, and considering the job includes
diagnosis, they damn well have to be licensed. McLain was not, for almost two years. During that time, he diagnosed at least one frequent Fornits poster. I'm not a malpractice lawyer, but I'm guessing an unlicensed psychologist's diagnosis is bunk.
And without a doubt, the "integrity" of the PV program was compromised by McLain. I just experienced an hysterical laughing attack associating "integrity" with PV.
Shades of HLA here, and this is some
serious misrepresentation on PV's part.
Gird ye loins, Fornitscators, we're going into combat with Peninsula Village.
