Sure hope you check your OWN thread now and again!
Truly excellent work with Pam, Cal. You do seem to have the calling.
There MUST be some clinical MA programs being offered through distance edcuation or even on-line. If not, I'll bet there WILL be in the near future (That's what CJ's upcoming MA degree is in: e-learning).
I'm not sure about the laws in Ill. but things are pretty stringent in Ontario. To practise as a "Psychologist" one needs a PhD.
Many offer counselling (private and publicly funded) with a Masters in Psychology or Social Work (MSW).
But in reality, pretty much anyone can "Hang out a shingle" and offer counselling. You just can't pretend you have credentials that you do not. Plus it's harder to get clients as you cannot be accredited without the full degrees.
I think it would be AWESOME if you could find SOME program that encourages part-time distant study, and would let you clock in your practicum here on the BB!!!
Shiny
Thanks for the encouragement, I'm certainly going to keep looking. The laws work the same here in Illinois as you described them. I definitely want to focus on marital therapy because I think too many people think that D is part of our culture and ok and I definitely disagree with that. After trying to find a good C around here that's solution-oriented and knows the DB principles, I know how hard it is.
I remember first searching around the internet for ways to stop the D and only coming up with a couple of resources! And searching at the library turned up so few books as well. I just wish there was more available help out there for people to turn to - and the more help there is, the more mainstream the information becomes so people will know it is out there even before they try to D.
I think I'd just like to get some guidance from a C or someone else in the field as to what the best route is for me to go at this point. I'm also really concerned about the money because I know that I won't qualify for any financial aid and college is so darn expensive!
So I actually need to just get a Masters in psych or social work and then concentrate on getting accredited by various organizations. I'm really curious as to what Michele requires for her phone coaches and moderators too but I haven't gotten an answer back from her office yet. I know they're pretty busy though and I've learned some lessons in patience.
