Achilles in Vietnam
The issue of combat PTSD is much in the news these days. The greatest illusion that seems to be put forth is that we can “treat” PTSD as if exposure to war was something you can get over, if only we had “better treatment.” It ends up being a sort of minimization of the costs of […]
The facts about Conditional Release in Hawaii
A couple of recent Star Advertiser pieces were quite critical of the Conditional Release system in Hawaii. They highlighted a recent CR case that was exceptionally tragic, and also highlighted another tragic event pursuant to someone released from the Hawaii State Hospital after a finding of unrestorability and a period of civil commitment. Unfortunately the […]
The human capacity for self-deception
As a psychologist with 26 years experience ( I figure at this point I have accrued somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000 hours of clinical experience), I frequently wonder how I have been shaped by my experience, first as a therapist, and later as a forensic clinician, working in both criminal and primarily Family Court arenas. I just […]
Graduate Psychology Education in Hawaii and Elsewhere
Regarding the EPPP, data are available at the ASPPB website: http://www.asppb.net/files/public/ASPPBPsychExamScores3-19-10.pdf 2010 Psychology Licensing Exam Scores by Doctoral Program (the numbers following the passrate include the various content areas of the exam) Argosy U. – Hawaii (ASPP) Clinical 132 took exam, 75 passed — 56.80% pass rate66.7% 62.1% 66.9% 63.9% 60.2% 69.1% 51.8% 73.8% (the lowest […]