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"Lifesteps," psychodrama, etc. are basically fads within the mental health community. Psychology, like other disciplines, is subject to fads that come and go (electroshock therapy, lobotomy, etc.).
I would recommend reading a book entitled "Fashions in Science" by Dr. Irwin Sperber, my friend and mentor. This book describes "opinion leaders" (i.e. Malcolm Gauld, et al) and how they shape the collective behavior of an entire discipline.
What the book thoroughly and eloquently covers is how unscientific, unproven methods gain mainstream attention and become "normalized" through the force of personality of opinion leaders.
Lifesteps and simililar approaches have no basis for continuing practice because clinical trials have proven them to be completely ineffective, but here they are, alive and well (maybe not so well anymore but alive nonetheless) forty or fifty years after they have been scientifically discredited.
Anyway, it's a great read and shows how this type of quackery can gain a foothold in mainstream consciousness.
Ursus:
An off-the-wall yet interesting aside: Like Jacob Moreno, founder of psychodrama, MBA's Alex Bitz is a Romanian expatriate:
Bitz, Alex - Alumni Services Director
Educated in Film and theatre arts in Romania, Alex Bitz became a political refugee and came to the USA in 1984. He is a founding staff member of MBA. Since 1988 he has brought his creativity and passion to every aspect of the school (workshops, training, mentoring, arts, etc.). After more than 20 years of successfully working with children and families, Alex is as consumed with the work as he was his first day. Alex is a certified Life Coach and can often times be found traveling with students to Eastern Europe on the LaMancha Workshop.
Phone: Extension 325 0r dial 541-410-7975
Email: abitz@clearwire.net
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During a discussion about another Aspen facility found to be abusing children through forced labor, sexual humiliation, etc, etc, etc, Whooter dropped this gem:
--- Quote from: "Whooter" ---Programs have a need to continue to operate the same way. Regulation or laws will serve merely as an obstacle and they are something programs need to work around not work with.
--- End quote ---
Whooter has just admitted that programs that kill and abuse kids should continue to operate the same way and to avoid or break any laws oe regulations that get in the way of their abusive practices.
This is an absolutely stunning look into the psychology of a program zealot. He clearly states that the ends justify the means even if that means children die, get raped, get beaten, get sexually humiliated, get neglected, get deprived of shelter, get starved, or otherwise maimed or killed.
This is the twisted thinking of Whooter.
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: "Guest" ---Whooter wrote:
Programs have a need to continue to operate the same way. Regulation or laws will serve merely as an obstacle and they are something programs need to work around not work with.
--- End quote ---
Duh, that is exactly what they are supposed to do and of course liars, cheats and sneaks "work around" the law and not with it...just ask Bernie Madoff and the guys he ruined financially who comitted suicide. You have a lot of company in that sentiment what with CEOs flushing their companies (and workers) down the toilet as they pocket obscene bonuses and MIT quants dream up the next obscenely risky "investment" that will suck up billions for the taxpayers to cough up. Regulation? Oh dear, you mean someone who is actually goin to "just say no" to me? ME?? Oh the gall!
FreeOfCC:
--- Quote from: "Ursus" ---An off-the-wall yet interesting aside: Like Jacob Moreno, founder of psychodrama, MBA co-founder Alex Bitz is a Romanian expatriate:
Bitz, Alex - Alumni Services Director
Educated in Film and theatre arts in Romania, Alex Bitz became a political refugee and came to the USA in 1984. He is a founding staff member of MBA. Since 1988 he has brought his creativity and passion to every aspect of the school (workshops, training, mentoring, arts, etc.). After more than 20 years of successfully working with children and families, Alex is as consumed with the work as he was his first day. Alex is a certified Life Coach and can often times be found traveling with students to Eastern Europe on the LaMancha Workshop.
Phone: Extension 325 0r dial 541-410-7975
Email: abitz@clearwire.net
--- End quote ---
Whooter has a fondness for Romania as well. Curious.
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