The Irrationality of Alcoholics Anonymous
...and it's not just AA. American rehab is bizarre. Excerpt: "There is no mandatory national certification exam for addiction counselors. The 2012 Columbia University report on addiction medicine found that only six states required alcohol- and substance-abuse counselors to have at least a bachelor’s degree and that only one state, Vermont, required a master’s degree. Fourteen states had no license requirements whatsoever—not even a GED or an introductory training course was necessary—and yet counselors are often called on by the judicial system and medical boards to give expert opinions on their clients’ prospects for recovery."
They Had It Coming: what the college cheating scandal reveals.
...Masterful writing from a former high school counselor.
...and it's not just AA. American rehab is bizarre. Excerpt: "There is no mandatory national certification exam for addiction counselors. The 2012 Columbia University report on addiction medicine found that only six states required alcohol- and substance-abuse counselors to have at least a bachelor’s degree and that only one state, Vermont, required a master’s degree. Fourteen states had no license requirements whatsoever—not even a GED or an introductory training course was necessary—and yet counselors are often called on by the judicial system and medical boards to give expert opinions on their clients’ prospects for recovery."
They Had It Coming: what the college cheating scandal reveals.
...Masterful writing from a former high school counselor.
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