Posted by Dr. Bob on February 2, 2002, at 14:03:44
In reply to Re: This board is better » Dr. Bob, posted by Dinah on February 1, 2002, at 19:20:00
> > > The AOL boards are "monitored," but the monitors are not trained in mental health.
> >
> > And do you think that makes a difference? If they "just" monitor and don't actually provide the support?
>
> Someone who wasn't trained in therapeutic techniques would probably intervene in a less predictable way (and I don't mean that in a bad way). And someone not trained in therapeutic techniques ... would not respond in as deft a manner.Do I have this right, are you saying less predictable isn't necessarily bad?
I don't mean to put words in your mouth, but it seems like you're identifying two variables, predictability and deftness. Someone might be predictable but not so deft, or vice versa.
And a hypothesis might be that someone who went to "mental health school" :-) might be more likely to be both?
> I've actually discussed with my therapist some of your responses to situations on the board that correspond to similar situations arising in therapy and nearly identical responses he has given, and used the opportunity to find out the reasoning behind his responses.
I'm glad if I've helped, but couldn't you just ask him directly? :-)
Bob
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