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ORIGINAL: Level

Well, I hope he sends a nice gift to Oprah every year, he owes!

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ORIGINAL: MistressNoName

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ORIGINAL: Level

Well, I hope he sends a nice gift to Oprah every year, he owes!

Well, I'm sure Oprah is too eternally grateful to him for successfully "coaching" her during her legal battle with the beef industry...He was an invaluable part of her team, as I recall her saying over and over. So, I think he's paid up as far as she's concerned.


MNN

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That is really fucking creepy. I'd want her completely OUT of the public eye during the difficult time of therapy, not under it. I can not even begin to imagine trying to go through therapy when the entire nation was judging and mocking me for every setback.

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ORIGINAL: juliaoceania

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That is really fucking creepy. I'd want her completely OUT of the public eye during the difficult time of therapy, not under it. I can not even begin to imagine trying to go through therapy when the entire nation was judging and mocking me for every setback.

That takes public humiliation to a new level.

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ORIGINAL: MistressNoName

Actually, technically speaking...and I'm not sure whether this is truly good or bad, practicing in mental health field is different than practicing medicine in that you don't really have to have a license to practice. Now, let me clarify - in most mental health settings, ie: hospitals, out-patient clinics etc and most insurance companies DO require that a practitioner be licensed but really, licensing is just a way for individual states to try and monitor, regulate, define parameters of practice and yes, make a buck off of clinicians. But, any tom, dick or mary who has an inkling can hang a shingle and practice mental health in some shape or form. Now, what you can't do is claim to be a psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker whatever without the proper education, training, degree and/or license. But, you can certainly hang a shingle and call yourself some kind of counselor, or "lifestyle coach" and charge people money for whatever "treatment" or service you say you dole out. And general rules of thumb, like "caveat emptor (sp?)" come into play. Unless you're properly licensed you also usually cannot third-party bill, so your clients will have to pay out of pocket, which is a difficult way for most practitioners to make a living, unless they also write, make the lecture circuit, have other jobs or a popular tv talk show.

Now, whether or not you like or respect Dr. Phil, is a different matter, but technically, he's not doing anything legally wrong. And I'm quite sure he's got enough lawyers on the case to properly advise him.

MNN

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ORIGINAL: Nosathro

Mistress NoName as a Mental Health Practioner I can tell you that at least in California you are wrong. You have to be licensed by the State. As to Dr. Phil my understanding is that he had a license from the State of Texas, however California does not reconize this license. Meaning Dr. Phil must take and past the exam. Further it appears Dr. Phil was under a probation in Texas that he did not complete and his license there was suspended.

Under California Patient Rights Law and Federal HIPP Laws unless Dr. Phil had a signed relase of information from Birtney..he is in a lot of trouble and could be charged with a Federal crime and do time. I work in this field and I know.

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ORIGINAL: MistressNoName

Actually, technically speaking...and I'm not sure whether this is truly good or bad, practicing in mental health field is different than practicing medicine in that you don't really have to have a license to practice. Now, let me clarify - in most mental health settings, ie: hospitals, out-patient clinics etc and most insurance companies DO require that a practitioner be licensed but really, licensing is just a way for individual states to try and monitor, regulate, define parameters of practice and yes, make a buck off of clinicians. But, any tom, dick or mary who has an inkling can hang a shingle and practice mental health in some shape or form. Now, what you can't do is claim to be a psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker whatever without the proper education, training, degree and/or license. But, you can certainly hang a shingle and call yourself some kind of counselor, or "lifestyle coach" and charge people money for whatever "treatment" or service you say you dole out. And general rules of thumb, like "caveat emptor (sp?)" come into play. Unless you're properly licensed you also usually cannot third-party bill, so your clients will have to pay out of pocket, which is a difficult way for most practitioners to make a living, unless they also write, make the lecture circuit, have other jobs or a popular tv talk show.

Now, whether or not you like or respect Dr. Phil, is a different matter, but technically, he's not doing anything legally wrong. And I'm quite sure he's got enough lawyers on the case to properly advise him.

MNN

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ORIGINAL: AquaticSub
I'll confess: Sometimes I watch Jerry. Most of the time I can't stomach it though. I prefer Judge Judy and the others like that. Montel's show has been ok, I liked it when he took a bunch of pre-teen girls who were trying to get pregnant and had them baby-sit infants (under supervision but no help) for an afternoon.

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ORIGINAL: Alumbrado

The only thing Dr. Phil has been practicing for some time, is selling mindless entertainment... no license neeeded for that.
And count on it that his corpration has licensed people on staff to cover him legally for any of his  suggestions to guests that border on medical advice.

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Mistress NoName as a Mental Health Practioner I can tell you that at least in California you are wrong.  You have to be licensed by the State.