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crystalizedforest:

“Divinekin” and “deitykin” is the most disrespectful, hubristic, and downright disgusting thing I have ever encountered on this hellsite.

Those deities that divinekin ~connect so well with~ are part of living, breathing religions. That people actively practice.

If you’re a divinekin and you’re following me, this is your friendly reminder post to unfollow me. I do not want you on my blog or anywhere near my religious posts. They are not for you. They are for my gods and you are not my gods.

“i’m the only person that gets to believe in made up stuff!” 😂

liberty-or-bust:

the-at-symbol:

Does drunk driving violate the NAP

i say yes and no

If you are actively endangering other drivers, yes

If you somehow are driving fine and are tipsy, no

So like drunk driving would be a type of reckless driving and not its own offense

Don’t risk it. Take Uber/Lyft. No taxis tho.

If someone is driving recklessly, then they are endangering other non-consenting people and should be held accountable.
Driving drunk, like texting, isn’t inherently dangerous. If you made it totally illegal then you’d end up punishing people who aren’t actively violating anyone else’s rights. You also come into the problem of objectively defining, and then agreeing upon, a what exactly constitutes “drunk driving”.
Sure it’s probably not safe or respectful, but it doesn’t violate the NAP. 
It’s more a matter of arguing that something will happen, when it only may happen. 

reasonandempathy:

frillsandpolitics:

reasonandempathy:

frillsandpolitics:

Those well-educated in the field of psychology understand that bigotry is unconscious and below an individual’s awareness level.

This is why even those in the field may be surprised when they have to be reported. Self-crit is something we all must do, and that includes keeping one’s own ‘privilege’ in check.

Psychology as a field, thanks to the feminist and civil rights movements, has been highly dedicated to eliminating oppression. At the clinical level, you will be up to your ears in mandatory trainings on social justice, ‘rape culture’, privilege, feminist theory/counseling and how to be cognizant of ensuring you do not perpetuate systemic oppression in your counseling.

In fact, this reflects in the national ethical guidelines of psychotherapists: They must have full understanding of privilege and recognizing the debilitating effects of microaggressions.

If you are unable to fulfill such responsibility to society and your clients, you can easily inflict trauma on an individual, particularly one who is apart of a disprivileged group.

And you need to find another career.

As this was brought to my attention:

Those well-educated in the field of psychology understand that bigotry is unconscious and below an individual’s awareness level.

True.  Well, mostly true.  The formation of bigotry and the underlying thought processes are unconscious, but there are conscious aspects to these as well.  I’ve already discussed a number of these processes already, but there are conscious reinforcements of this.  Mein Kampf wasn’t an unconscious effort, after all.

This is why even those in the field may be surprised when they have to be reported. Self-crit is something we all must do, and that includes keeping one’s own ‘privilege’ in check.

I mean, privilege isn’t really the psychological term for it.  Biases, mental framework, dispositions, etc. are better words.

There’s also an inkling of “self-crit is important” because it shouldn’t be self-crit.  Clinicians and therapists are supposed to have a therapist of their own to handle issues like these because self-critique is…problematic.

Psychology as a field, thanks to the feminist and civil rights movements, has been highly dedicated to eliminating oppression.

Wrong.  Psychology’s focus has never shifted from studying and understanding the workings of the human mind and applying those lessons as necessary.  What some label “feminist psychology” is only one tiny sliver of the field of Psychology, the largest, by far, being I/O psychology, which doesn’t give a damn.  Then neuropsych only cares about tying conscious and unconscious processes to the brain and physical reactions.  Developmental psychology doesn’t care about oppression unless it impacts human development.  Same for sexual psychology.  And the list goes on.

You’re demonstrably wrong here.

At the clinical level, you will be up to your ears in mandatory trainings on social justice, ‘rape culture’, privilege, feminist theory/counseling and how to be cognizant of ensuring you do not perpetuate systemic oppression in your counseling.

See, here’s the deal.  You’re half right.

You’re trained to be sensitive.  You’re trained to recognize what’s going on with them, but the words you’re using are just so off.

You’re not taught about “rape culture”, you’re taught how to handle the prototypical rape victims.

You’re not taught “don’t perpetuate systemic racism”, you’re taught how to remove your own prejudices and biases from your treatment and interactions (which is also helped with your own counselor).

“Training on social justice”?  What does that even mean?  It’s nebulous to the point of irrelevance.  it’s also tangential at best for a number of counseling-specific specialties.  Autism treatment specialists will know about psychological issues of disability, to be sure, but of latin@ issues?   Maybe.  the prison-industrial complex?  Tangentially.

And them having this knowledge is useful occassionally,

In fact, this reflects in the national ethical guidelines of psychotherapists: They must have full understanding of privilege and recognizing the debilitating effects of microaggressions.

You’re generalizing a bit here, and again you’re using the word privilege, but you’re not wrong other than on some nuance.

For someone who’s trying to make a point about generalizing individual perspectives to the general public, you’re doing a lot of that yourself.

Ahahaha. A counselor my friend works with is under investigation by the ethics board right now due to making some subtle anti-feminist comments and displaying subtle racist attitudes making the entire office (mostly women and racial minorities) and some clients uncomfortable.
But please, tell me more about how psychology “doesn’t give a damn” about oppression.

You’re I/O psych. Of course your field “doesn’t give a damn” about the psychology of oppression. It deals mostly with business and the workplace. You don’t require a license to practice nor mandated to frequent trainings as part of upkeep of that licensure. We are in two VERY different worlds here.

Feminism is rampant in psychology. One only need to look through the academic research to see this.

You’re not taught about rape culture

From the ACA:‘Rape Culture Revisited: Concepts and Action for Counselors Helping Survivors’https://www.counseling.org/docs/default-source/vistas/article_263d5c21f16116603abcacff0000bee5e7.pdf
Anyone working with victims is trained on the research about rape culture. You cannot help victims heal if you don’t know how society and the system are against them and how to help them cope through life triggers such as bigoted ppl demanding proof if they speak out about their rape, hearing rape jokes, their feelings of being hated and blamed by society, etc.

Again from the ACA (American Counseling Association):  “Given the counseling profession’s shift to a multicultural and social justice paradigm when working with clients, this is a valid concern but one rarely discussed when training counselors to work with culturally different individuals.” - http://ct.counseling.org/2014/01/addressing-clients-prejudices-in-counseling/
Therapists are required by the board to regularly receive training in ANY area that research has found to help promote healing. This means trainings on social justice.

“You’re not taught ‘don’t perpetuate systemic racism’”

Spoken like someone without their license. You are very wrong.

In ‘Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: An Integrative Approach’ https://books.google.com/books?id=yU6iyfO_q7UC&pg=PA371&lpg=PA371&dq There are entire chapters dedicated to the role of oppression and Feminist Counseling. “Women from ethnic minority backgrounds are often doubly oppressed by race/ethnicity and gender, which affect clients role perceptions. The “deleterious effects of sexism, racism, and elitism” (Espin, 1994) must be dealt with in sessions. When working with clients from ethnic minority backgrounds, Comas-Diaz (1994) recommends using “ethnocultural assessment” which is a diagnostic tool used to assess a client’s level of ethnocultural identity. This social and gender role analysis should then be used during therapy to help clients find solutions to their problems.“

“This paper suggests that the oppression experienced by disabled people in society is sometimes replayed in the counselling room by counsellors who are unaware of their own disablist attitudes and prejudices. Whilst the provision of Disability Equality Training (DET) within counselling courses would ameliorate the problem, I believe that disabled people would be most empowered by a counselling approach which recognises the potential for oppression within the counsellor–client relationship.” - http://donnareeve.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ReeveArticle2000.pdf

“Training on social justice. What does that even mean?”

It means this: “The goal of social justice counseling is to foster an environment where all individuals can enjoy full and equal participation in society (Toporek, Gerstein, Fouad, Roysircar, & Israel, 2006). Counselors work toward this goal through both direct counseling to empower clients and students to become self-advocates as well as through personal advocacy at the community, systemic, and socio-political levels (Lewis, Arnold, House, & Toporek, 2003). Although many recent publications highlight the need for counselors to act as agents of social change the profession would benefit from more discussion.” - http://www.psysr.org/jsacp/GreenleafBryant-v4n1-12_18-29.pdf

Incorporating discussion about issues of oppression during CBT is proven to significantly reduce levels of depression. This is REQUIRED for therapists to know and use with oppressed clients - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J041v19n01_01

You are also trained in how to help clients eliminate internalized misogyny and racism, transphobia, etc. - http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/culture/cultural-competence/healing-from-interalized-oppression/main.

In ‘Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Meta-Analysis of Race and Substance Use Outcomes’
“Claiming CBT is an effective treatment for reducing substance use among ethnoracial minorities without reporting that this finding was based on studies using predominantly White, middle-class, and English-speaking samples or culturally adapted versions of CBT can be misleading… Black and Hispanic individuals experience more substance use-related consequences than other groups (e.g., higher prevalence of HIV; National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2005, 2012). Thus, it is important to develop, implement, and evaluate substance abuse interventions that meet the unique needs of Black and Hispanic individuals. “Despite the benefits of CBT in reducing a number of mental health problems, there is concern that traditional CBT approaches may not account for the unique experiences encountered by marginalized populations (David, 2009; Eamon, 2008). Generally, counseling approaches have focused on the therapeutic needs of upper-and middle class European Americans (Griner & Smith, 2006; Hall, 2001). More specifically, CBT’s approach may “reflect the values of Western culture, most notably a persistent bias toward individualism” (Griner & Smith, 2006, p.532). Given the limitations of CBT, scholars have argued that substance use among Black and Hispanic populations should be understood and addressed as a complex social phenomenon. “By focusing solely on individual psychological factors, the use of a non-culturally adapted form of CBT may ignore or minimize shared values, stigmatized identities, and contextual factors (e.g., socioeconomic status, systemic forms of discrimination) contributing to substance use among Black and Hispanic individuals.” - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4589258/

From the ACA:‘Rape Culture Revisited: Concepts and Action for Counselors Helping Survivors’ https://www.counseling.org/docs/default-source/vistas/article_263d5c21f16116603abcacff0000bee5e7.pdf
Anyone working with victims is trained on the research about rape culture.

Yeah, the link you provided isn’t named that.  “Rape” isn’t in the link at all.  Neither is “rape culture”.

The actual thing carrying that name is a research paper.  Hosted on the ACA website, sure, but not nearly as definitive as you’re making it out to be.

This would constitute a direct lie on your part.  One that took literally 5 seconds to look at.

Spoken like someone without their license. You are very wrong.

To show me being wrong you provide one textbook and one article.  The textbook is from a specific, non-inclusive theory of treatment.  Of Gestalt Theory.  Which is one sliver that, with all other forms, constituted, what, 10-15% of psychologists?

Firstly, you keep linking individual studies and throwing them around as if they’re definitive evidence not only for what you’re arguing (which are points that nobody is making) but for their importance.  And they’re flatly unimportant.  That meta-analysis you linked, the article with the most heft and importance, that you use to show how important everything is?  It’s cited twice.

Incorporating discussion about issues of oppression during CBT is proven to significantly reduce levels of depression. This is REQUIRED for therapists to know and use with oppressed clients - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J041v19n01_01

Your study is entirely unimportant.  In 8 years it’s been viewed less than 2500 times and referenced 36 times.

Compare these to an actually critically important study in the past 20 years.

3803 times.

Well will you look at that, in less time it’s 74.5 times more relevant.  And it’s not a necessary bit of reading for social psychology.

You didn’t learn one of these studies that you’re saying you did.

And if you did, it damn sure wasn’t/shouldn’t have been necessary training.  Because I can guaran-fucking-tee you that the articles you posted aren’t influential enough to be required reading.

You just googled for shit that said what you wanted it to and then tried to impose some importance on it.  The next time you try to half-ass bullshit someone, don’t go for someone who’s dealt with publishing work before.  And don’t act like a brat and demand an apology when your links are either bullshit, don’t say what you claim they do, and you’re lying about their importance.

anarcho-individualist:

Anarchists: Don’t tread on me.

Minarchists: Tread on me gently.

destinydiamante:

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destinydiamante:

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