On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 7:31 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >
> I don't think a literal charge of murder can be supported against Pinsky Neither do I, but the fact no criminal charges can't be made doesn't affect my opinion in the slightest. I also consider politicians murderers when they claim to "support our troops" while voting against providing them health care. The fact that the legal system isn't on par with common sense morality is hardly a surprise. > I have not found yet where it > says he is actually administering treatment - but as Kevin notes, this > probably is not necessary to establish a treatment relationship. I am pretty > sure that in my profession (clinical psychology), the standard is that a > professional in a situation like this can be assumed to be offering > treatment unless they give a clear and explicit disclaimer. Again, the common sense quotient seems to be called for here. I think back to when Britney Spears was at her worst and hospitalized, suffering God-knows-what sort of mental trauma. Good Ol' Phil McGraw was called in. He talked with Spears for some time, then he rushed outside to a waiting enclave of press and blabbed very publicly about her condition and what the two discussed. He was legally right that he wasn't licensed, but no reasonable human being could possibly claim that Britney Spears and her family decided to call a man they hardly knew just to have a casual chat, then allow him access to the troubled woman, even though they were denying close friends and family the same access. These people are glory-seeking hacks who do harm to Pgage's profession. They also do harm to everyday people who suffer from mental health issues, but refuse treatment because their only exposure to the profession are hacks like Pinsky and McGraw. > I have also learned that Pinsky (or rather, I guess the producers of the > show) pay the patients/cast members to be on the show, plus give them 3 > weeks of free in-patient therapy (worth about $50,000). I believe this level > of incentive is so high that most ethics boards would consider it to be > coercive - meaning that any consent the patients/cast give is not valid. Same way the "suspects" on "Cops" give permission for their likeness to be used in exchange for bail money and/or legal fees. This is standard in the "reality" industry. Rereading the statement he made to "The View" makes me dislike him more. His claim is that because his victims weren't seeing him at the time of their deaths, he wasn't as responsible as if they were still seeing him on a regular basis. It highlights a major problem in TV therapy -- the lack of follow-up. Once someone has fulfilled their obligation to provide "good" television, they are kicked to the curb to fend for themselves. Ask any friend of Bill W and he/she will tell you addiction is a lifelong condition, and there is no "cure," but once the season has wrapped, where do the addicts turn for help? -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
