Posted on Jun 30, 2017
Does the military status of your therapist matter to you? Does it make opening up about your experiences any less daunting?
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William James College is currently the only U.S. psychology graduate school focused on training veterans as counselors. The program addresses the high rates of PTSD, depression & other mental health conditions in the veteran community.
Robert Dingman, director of the program at the school, said: “If you talk to most vets, they want to talk to people who have had the same sets of experiences.”
Robert Dingman, director of the program at the school, said: “If you talk to most vets, they want to talk to people who have had the same sets of experiences.”
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It might be nice to talk to a therapist that has "been there and done that" but coming from my own experience with mental health professionals (which is quite a bit since 2012) I just want them to be capable. It is hard enough to talk about certain things to anyone, regardless of their status in regards to military service, but it is even worse when you have someone sitting across from you that can barely strung two words together and you are expecting them to be able to help you in any meaningful way. I just want someone who knows their craft and employs their skills in a manner that betters my quality of life; anything more than that is just a bonus.
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Vets do feel connected with other Vets. But then that is true with any profession...
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