On today's episode, our guest Ashley recalls her experience as a graduate psychology student looking for therapy in part to process feelings of disappointment with her education. We take this opportunity to get intimate with the research on graduate psychology programs and confront the elephant in the room: these programs don't seem to work. If you have ever doubted the usefulness of your graduate education, this episode is for you.

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Show Notes:

• Donate to Global Empowerment Mission
• How Cognitive Biases Impact Therapist Development: The Importance of Self-Awareness in Graduate Psychology Education (Ben's Thesis)
• Specific vs Nonspecific Factors in Psychotherapy: A Controlled Study of Outcome
• Outcome and Process Differences Between Professional and Nonprofessional Therapists in Time-Limited Group Psychotherapy
• Does Psychotherapy Supervision Contribute to Patient Outcomes? Considering Thirty Years of Research
• Perceived Impact on Client Outcomes: The Perspectives of Practicing Supervisors and Supervisees
• Inside the Practicum in Professional Psychology: A Survey of Practicum Site Coordinators
• Graduate Study in Psychology: 1971-2004
• Administering Practicum Training: A Survey of Graduate Programs' Policies and Procedures
• Very Bad Therapy: Website / Facebook / Tell Us Your Story