new'comer' - who is Dean variation

[Anonymous]

Sounds like you have done a PhD??? It is such an easy task isn't it, hmmmmmm

Have you looked at the doctoral dissertation Dean did. Maybe you can not see that it demonstrates comprehensive knowledge on adolescent addiction and treatment. That is what a PhD is about - intensive study, research about a specific topic in a general area. Five long years of reading absolutely everthing in the literature on it, investigating all current models for it and original contribution to the state of knowledge on it. Not to mention, in Dean's case, 12+ years in the field developing the AARC model while it was being constantly assessed by other highly recognized professionals in the area. As his committee chair said "he should finish his write up because he had already demonstrated the work of 4 doctoral dissertations.

2nd point - shows me I did not "rant" long enough because I missed pointing out another myth and the lunacy about his being or not being a registered psychologist. BTW, the fact is that he is recognized/registered psychologist. But you can GET registered with a lot less diligence (i.e persistance, exertion, assiduity) than completing all that is required to do a PhD and certainly everything he did to attain his. So, being registered is really a moot point in light of the PhD done in his case. But like I said, as someone that may have completed a PhD, you would understand that right?

Last, how is that what ADAAC thinks of AARC important in some way. They are not the experts in the field although you may have arbitarily assigned them that position. In any case, you are likely not aware that,
1) they have come running to Dean in the last year because their funding is now being challenged,
2)they just got their hands slapped, or worse than that - some people lost their jobs BECAUSE of the way they were withholding $$ from different agencies like AARC. This happened because some of these same people were or felt threatened by the fact that AARC was being strongly supported by social workers, cops and other agencies.

Is there some reason you are being MORE anonymous than the members in this forum or did you post thinking you were not logged on. That happened to me the first time I wrote to this forum??? For some reason I am not able to log on easily. I think is is because of the spaces in my ID?

BTW, I don't use the phrase "Piled Higher and Deeper" anymore. I liked that one the first time I heard it because I had to move twice to larger accomodations because of the books and articles that were accumulating during the graduate years. In the end the strain of doing a PhD effected my immune system so, I ended up with Permanent Health Damage. That acronym was stated/imported by a visiting Korean academic who was at the Health Research Agency I was in while doing my work.