Yeah I’m in the same boat. I work for a company as an electrical engineer. However I am not a registered professional engineer thus I cannot proclaim to the public to be an engineering professional.Something like that. I’ll have to find it.
What is at issue is she apparently is not properly registered with the state of CA. So legally she is Dr Ford with a PhD in psychology. But she is not a “professional psychologist”. Not trying to make a deal out it. Just explaining the background details as I understand them.The PhD makes you a Psychologist an Md makes you a Psychiatrist.
Doctoral Degree (4 to 7 Years) The required degree for licensure is typically a Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) or Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD). Your choice of degree will depend on your career goals and whether you want a career in practice (PsyD) or in research (PhD),What is at issue is she apparently is not properly registered with the state of CA. So legally she is Dr Ford with a PhD in psychology. But she is not a “professional psychologist”. Not trying to make a deal out it. Just explaining the background details as I understand them.
Just like @evillawyer and @lawgator1 claim to have JD’s but no way in hell they are “professional lawyers”![]()
Mick stop being argumentative in this one and just take the data. Even her university apparently realized the legal technicality and changed her title from psychologist to associate.Doctoral Degree (4 to 7 Years) The required degree for licensure is typically a Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) or Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD). Your choice of degree will depend on your career goals and whether you want a career in practice (PsyD) or in research (PhD),
She is a teacher so PhD is correct. She is still a "Dr." and "Psychologist".
Wouldn't expect anything less from the man who values transparency and hates rigged investigations