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I'd like to suggest that we'd be better off focusing on what we offer the field
 as aunique contribution instead of trying to add in more skills that are alrea
dy fully covered by other specialties.  Psychologists haven't been doing direct
 treatment in the form of individual/group therapy for very long in the history
 of the field and the market forces that allowed it may be shifting away again.
 Psychiatrists tried to fight off their shrinking role without success.  Let's
learn the lesson:  there's not much to be gained in fighting for a small piece
of the shrinking therapy market, or in adding Rx privileges.  People with short
-term but very specific training can fulfill those roles.  What we can do is de
velop and test interventions, manage programs and do treatment at a community o
r population level.  We bring the research skills that other disciplines lack.
Let's take advantage of our existing strengths instead of diluting or extending
 our training.

Ken Heard
URI