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by uncle janko on Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:18 pm
Wow. The echoes of "but it's leeegal" are deafening here in the cavern of arcana. Since no one cares to engage questions of ethics and transparency beyond the matter of how one decorates one's office wall and a certain scapegrace legal positivism , may I offer another question once again: what is the allure of CCU?
(I have no animus against CCU, despite some posters' comment to that effect.)
CCU has held a mesmeric fascination for years. Why is this?
Who are its leading professors under whom it brings academic challenge and professional/practical cachet to have studied? What are the journal articles in refereed journals which have brought lustre to CCU itself? What are the inter-university links and programmes by which CCU is integrated into the wider field of graduate studies in psychology--or other fields, for that matter? Who are the major theoreticians in psychology and its practice whose ideas and theories distinctively shape the approach of CCU's psychology department? Where have master's graduates gone on to seek doctorates in this period between CCU's accreditation and its future authorisation, should it come, to offer doctorates itself?
These are the sorts of questions, eminently non-rhetorical, which anyone seriously interested in graduate study at any institution ought to be asking, mutatis mutandis. What answers have those of you interested in studying psychology on the doctoral level at CCU found?"""""
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It's a non-dissertation PsyD they are talking about. Isn't that something like auto mechanics for the brain. Isn't the point of a PsyD. professional practice as opposed to research. I'm sure CCU's research standards will meet those pioneered by the U of Phoenix, DeVry, etc. etc. etc.
CCU certainly didn't invent the non-dissertation PsyD and they're not going to be the last to offer it. I haven't checked recently but CCU has had pretty well educated faculty.
I love moralists discussing ethics. Ethicists discussing morals? Maybe the immorality is the closing of the core of the psychology profession to those with very selective qualifications while leaving the gruntwork to similarly educated people labeled as social workers, family counsellors etc. I love professions to be reasonably open. Any undermining of groups such as the APA and ABA is good. They serve themselves and not the public. By creating artificial shortages of their skills they drive up their income and prestige to the detriment of the people. If you want a moral issue to fight, chew on that one.
""""Report this postReply with quote Re: Info on PyD at Cal Coast
by uncle janko on Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:18 pm
Wow. The echoes of "but it's leeegal" are deafening here in the cavern of arcana. Since no one cares to engage questions of ethics and transparency beyond the matter of how one decorates one's office wall and a certain scapegrace legal positivism , may I offer another question once again: what is the allure of CCU?
(I have no animus against CCU, despite some posters' comment to that effect.)
CCU has held a mesmeric fascination for years. Why is this?
Who are its leading professors under whom it brings academic challenge and professional/practical cachet to have studied? What are the journal articles in refereed journals which have brought lustre to CCU itself? What are the inter-university links and programmes by which CCU is integrated into the wider field of graduate studies in psychology--or other fields, for that matter? Who are the major theoreticians in psychology and its practice whose ideas and theories distinctively shape the approach of CCU's psychology department? Where have master's graduates gone on to seek doctorates in this period between CCU's accreditation and its future authorisation, should it come, to offer doctorates itself?
These are the sorts of questions, eminently non-rhetorical, which anyone seriously interested in graduate study at any institution ought to be asking, mutatis mutandis. What answers have those of you interested in studying psychology on the doctoral level at CCU found?"""""
http://www.degreediscussion.com/forums/v...&start=135
It's a non-dissertation PsyD they are talking about. Isn't that something like auto mechanics for the brain. Isn't the point of a PsyD. professional practice as opposed to research. I'm sure CCU's research standards will meet those pioneered by the U of Phoenix, DeVry, etc. etc. etc.
CCU certainly didn't invent the non-dissertation PsyD and they're not going to be the last to offer it. I haven't checked recently but CCU has had pretty well educated faculty.
I love moralists discussing ethics. Ethicists discussing morals? Maybe the immorality is the closing of the core of the psychology profession to those with very selective qualifications while leaving the gruntwork to similarly educated people labeled as social workers, family counsellors etc. I love professions to be reasonably open. Any undermining of groups such as the APA and ABA is good. They serve themselves and not the public. By creating artificial shortages of their skills they drive up their income and prestige to the detriment of the people. If you want a moral issue to fight, chew on that one.
