Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASPS)
WWASPS school on Dr. Phil,
AtomicAnt:
Dr Phil will sway to the ratings. His advise is geared towards receiving positive audience reaction. He presents what passes for a cynical form of common sense in the minds of the do-nothings that watch daytime TV. He calls this therapy. I call it crap.
Still, anything he does to change the mainstream view of how people should treat each other away from the tough-love bullshit is alright with me.
Nihilanthic:
--- Quote ---On 2006-04-21 19:42:00, AtomicAnt wrote:
"Dr Phil will sway to the ratings. His advise is geared towards receiving positive audience reaction. He presents what passes for a cynical form of common sense in the minds of the do-nothings that watch daytime TV. He calls this therapy. I call it crap.
Still, anything he does to change the mainstream view of how people should treat each other away from the tough-love bullshit is alright with me."
--- End quote ---
Its no shock or surprise to anyone here that McGraws out to make a buck dude. Its as you say - he gives people what they want to see. The problem is that what they want to see is demeaning, double-bind-riddled, 'toughlove'-ish IKNOWBETTER type 'therapy' and him 'taking charge' while finding a scapegoat to verbally flog and making some woman cry so her mascara runs, preferrably a very white and blonde woman who will give all of her trust to said Dr. Philip McGraw.
Anonymous:
I haven't read all the responses. All I had to do was read the first few.
No doubt Dr. Phil would say what he did on national t.v. Doesn't he have a controlling interest in a youth rehab in Texas? What's the name?
I know WWASPS schools don't tell parents they can't see or talk with their children. I know it is recommended they rebuild their communication in stages which co-incides with the level priviledges. Things have changed - parents can go and see their child or talk to them anytime they so choose. It just isn't recommended for obvious reasons.
Dr. Phil has copied the WWASPS model in both his seminar approach and the way he presents himself to families. From what I can see, he has taken the WWASPS whole and healthy family model and used it to his benefit in books and t.v. shows.
What he said on his show is not a surprise given the fact that he stands to make a lot more money and look more credible by making the Program he copies look bad in order to send more clients the way of his Program in Texas.
Anyone else see this??
:wink: PHX
Anonymous:
WHAT AND WERE IS PCS?
Nihilanthic:
--- Quote ---On 2006-04-24 09:55:00, Anonymous wrote:
"WHAT AND WERE IS PCS?"
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PCS is "Provo Canyon School". Guess where it is?
Provo Canyon Utah!
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