What to consider when submitting information
This is just a list of suggestions. You can incorporate as much or as little as you'd like. More importantly, tell us what you'd want other students to know.
*Examples include homeopathy, acupuncture, reiki, vitamin megadoses, conversion or reparative therapy, cranial sacral therapy, hypnosis, rolfing, applied kinesiology, facilitated communication,The Secret, neurolinguistic programming, or any of the others on this excellent list from Quackwatch
- How many classes have you taken?
- Was your experience overall positive? Negative? Why?
- Was empirical evidence for specific therapies discussed? Did you learn how to determine the evidence for therapies?
- Do you feel confident about your ability to read and understand a psychology study based on your education in this program?
- How well did your courses address care and thoughtful treatment for LGBT or other minority group clients? Was reparative therapy discussed? Was it considered a valid treatment?
- Were alternate or disproven therapies* ever discussed? Were they debunked, or given support?
- Did you learn the relative strength of evidence gathered from case studies vs. observational studies vs. research? An excellent guide can be found here.
- What could have been done to improve the program at your university?
- Would you recommend this to a prospective student? Why? Why not?
*Examples include homeopathy, acupuncture, reiki, vitamin megadoses, conversion or reparative therapy, cranial sacral therapy, hypnosis, rolfing, applied kinesiology, facilitated communication,The Secret, neurolinguistic programming, or any of the others on this excellent list from Quackwatch