QUOTE FOR THE DAY:
When Thales was asked what was difficult, he said, "To know one's self." And what was easy, "To advise another."
Diogenes (c. 412 - 323)
(from: Zaadz daily quote feed)
One of the most difficult lessons for beginning psychotherapists to learn is to refrain from giving advice; this lesson is a large obstacle, for many. I find that some of my graduate students in Practicum have been exposed to such travesties as "Dr. Phil" and his ilk; they arrive at the doorstep of Practicum believing they can solve people's problems by telling them what to do... When I see this happening, I tell them that if "telling people what to do" (disguised as "giving advice") was an effective method for helping people to change, then nobody would have any problems, because our spouses, parents, co-workers, and friends would already have solved everything for us by precisely that method...
(from: Zaadz daily quote feed)
One of the most difficult lessons for beginning psychotherapists to learn is to refrain from giving advice; this lesson is a large obstacle, for many. I find that some of my graduate students in Practicum have been exposed to such travesties as "Dr. Phil" and his ilk; they arrive at the doorstep of Practicum believing they can solve people's problems by telling them what to do... When I see this happening, I tell them that if "telling people what to do" (disguised as "giving advice") was an effective method for helping people to change, then nobody would have any problems, because our spouses, parents, co-workers, and friends would already have solved everything for us by precisely that method...
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