2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43
There are many articles and discussions now on how to choose a psychologist. There are some points that all sides agree with. There are those that cause heated debate. But there is no solution that would guarantee a win-win choice the first time, and I think there will not be.
In this article I want to share how I choose specialists, and not only psychologists, but other professionals as well. I haven't found the best algorithm for myself yet. It does not promise an ideal result, but more often than not the following "five steps" allow me to find the one who is needed in the shortest possible time. Well, if someone is found unnecessary, with the least loss, start a new search and reach the goal.
Step 1. Form a complete picture of what I want to get. So as not to be indignant later that I wanted something completely different. Since everyone has their own goals and ideas about "good, beautiful, reliable …", then it is better to rely on your own ideas about what you want.
Step 2. Get more information about what interests me in the available sources. In order not to beat myself in the chest later that someone should have something, but his incompetence caused me damage. Maybe there is something paranoid about it, but personally, it's easier for me to spend a little time in advance and clarify the moments, if any, than to redo, retreat, reorder, retell and other "re …" later.
Step 3. To consult with the specialist with whom I plan to work about what he offers for the best results and the shortest, if possible, terms of its achievement. Yes, this is some kind of test. But for me it is not even about diplomas or knowledge (although they are important too), but about whether I feel interested, whether my views and proposed approaches respond.
Step 4. To ask the selected specialist what exactly, for the desired result, depends solely on me. Remembering very well the saying that you cannot easily pull a fish out of the pond, I still want to understand in advance whether the proposed work is feasible for me. Plus, at this stage, I often see the presence or absence of a specialist's readiness for a flexible and individual approach.
Step 5. Clarify with a specialist what can and should be intermediate evaluation criteria. Not in all matters and not always, this step is appropriate, but often it is not superfluous. For example, you can ask a doctor after what medication the symptom will begin to subside. At the same time, I am perfectly aware that this does not mean at all that the course of treatment has already been completed.
All the same, of course, there are mistakes that do not allow you to protect yourself from all inconsistencies right away. But maybe this is for the best ?! Because when, after one or two mistakes, you find YOUR SPECIALIST, the feeling of satisfaction increases. And there is much less opportunity to devalue the results obtained with him, even if they differ slightly from the initial ideas or do not fit a little into the desired time frame. After all, you understand that they do exist: you presented them initially, you evaluated them in between. They match your current capabilities and personal pace. They are yours, because you have chosen the most suitable!
If suddenly such a search algorithm helps someone else, then the path has been paved the right way. And if someone has their own steps in the strategy of finding specialists that I do not have, I will be glad if you share in the comments!
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