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yasmin
Dr Pignotti,
Re your other point ; there are certainly many approaches in counseling that work well. ( And ironically, often the theoretical underpinning of the various theories contradict each other.)
At least one study ( I'll ty to find it if you are interested) suggested that the type of therepeutic approach used mattered much less that the rapport between the counselor and the client, in producing effective change.
No need to. I am already very familiar with the literature and have heard that argument many times, used has been used, ad nauseum, as an excuse for people who deliver therapies that lack evidence. First, there are major flaws in the studies upon which that particular assertion is based, but even if it were correct, the studies included were only therapies considered "bona fide", not fringe therapies like NLP.
Also note that Hassan is claiming superiority of his approach over other approaches and claiming he is superior and more effective because of his expertise. The premise that it is the relationship that is important would completely wipe out his claims because then the person might as well go talk to any mental health professional with good relationship skills or for that matter, anyone with empathy. No need for Hassan's strategic interaction approach if that is the case.
"Psychology deals with constructs and most therapeutic approaches are not well investigated. The study of psychology is in its infancy; just Mo here, but often the effectiveness of the techniques may not be at all related to the accuracy of the ideas unperpinning them. You seem to advocate for only evidence based approaches. In that case, you are probably pretty much stuck with cognitve behavioral therapy."
Again, saying psychology is in its "infancy" is no excuse to make grandiose claims such as the one Hassan has making. There are effective therapies out there and while yes, many of them are CBT-based, what's wrong with that? None of this is an excuse for therapists making grandiose claims that there therapy is superior to others and charge excessive fees for it, when it lacks evidence. In fact, just the opposite ought to be the case.
"Cognitive Behavioral therapy is pretty well researched compared to many other approachs, but Mr Hassans BITE model is certainly not unique in joining the many other theories that have not yet been scientifically investigated for effectiveness. it may be that you feel that no one should practice any theory without scientific proof. "
Please go back and reread the point I have been repeatedly making that you seem to keep repeatedly missing. It is the UNSUPPORTED CLAIMS Steven Hassan is making. If something lacks scientific evidence for efficacy he needs to knock of his grandiose claims of superiority and let his clients know that his approach is EXPERIMENTAL and stop charging fees that are far higher than the going rate Masters level therapists would normally charge.
"Informed consent re the effectivenss of the theory is important; at the moment the psychological profession does not ban fruedian or other theoretical approaches. As you have a PHD, what therapeutic approaches would you recommend?"
What the psychotherapy profession "bans" is not the point. As I mentioned, high percentage of people are practicing approaches that lack evidence and many are making unsupported claims about these approaches. What I recommend is irrelevant to this discussion. The point is that therapy consumers need to demand accurate informed consent be provided about the state of evidence that exists or does not exist to support the efficacy of a particular type of therapy and if there is no evidence, knock off the claims of superiority.
"Currently as far as I know, there is no scientific evidence of any theory being particularly effective with regard to coercive persuasion."
Again, you are continuing to miss my point. That being the case, Hassan needs to stop making claims he is superior to others.
"So indicating that he is practicing without the scientific evidence that shows his theory works better than others in dealing with issues of coercive persausion , would appear to be a criticism that could apply to everybody else also in that field."
Everybody else in the field does not make the grandiose CLAIMS Hassan makes. Hassan has repeatedly claimed his approach is superior to all others and hence, he has the burden to prove that is the case. If he cannot, he should stop claiming this and let his clients know that there is no evidence that his approach works better than anyone else's.
If Hassan were humbly offering help to others without the grandiose claims and letting people know what he does is just as experimental as what anyone else does and charge what Masters level therapists normally charge and use interventions that have research support where possible, that would be a different situation.