Education vs. Psychotherapy
Tomorrow is the first day of classes at Keene State College and I'm thinking about what I really want for my students. Here are a couple of big goals:
1. CHANGE- I want my students to be changed by what they learn. In this sense, the boundaries between therapy and education blur: We psychologists want our patients/clients to change and We College professors should want our students to change. I want the ideas covered in class to impact their lives in a meaningful and purposeful way.
2. GLOBAL CITIZENRY- I want my students to be participants in the global world, through blogging, podcasting, contributions to Wiki, and, by studying the connection between culture and clinical psychology.
3. BECOME IDEA MAVENS- I want them to learn to love ideas. And to collaborate with others in the process of analyzing clinical and social problems and generating new ideas and solutions. And, to believe that their thoughts and contributions matter.
That's enough for now, isn't it? Back to preparing for tomorrow's classes.