That’s an interesting question. I don’t think we really need to study it at all. I think formalizing the study of it is simply a rite of initiation. If you get a degree it means you are committed enough to have put that amount of work into it. It is like an artist (visual, literary, musical, etc.) going through years of training and expecting that you would be any better at it than you were before any studying or training. Therapy or counseling is an art and there are essentially as many different ways of practicing the art as there are people practicing. No-one can teach you how to become a good painter, writer, composer, or therapist. Did you see the movie The King’s Speech? The therapist had no formal training. The composer Richard Wagner was self-taught. With finding counselors or therapists, you usually have to treat like seeking a spouse. Credentials don’t seem to matter at all.
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