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Recently, the American Psychological Association's leadership approved resolutions supporting same-sex "marriage" and parenting. Since the announcement, many in and out of the APA have asked why the leadership felt the need to get involved in this contentious issue. Good question.
The APA news release announcing the policy move said the leadership wanted to provide "policy recommendations for APA that would guide psychologists in the current public debate over civil marriage for same-sex couples."
Psychologists need guidance? That's laughable.
Guiding psychologists is like herding cats. Children need guidance. Cattle need guidance. Psychologists are not in their offices thinking, "You know, I am so grateful that I know what to think about gay 'marriage' now." I am not buying that at all.
While president of the American Mental Health Counselors Association, I observed that many mental health professionals are not content to give advice in the consulting room. Many are closet public policy wonks. In other words, the APA leadership wants to guide you. Should you trust their judgment?
Q. How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
A. Can't say for sure: Depends on the light bulb.
Psychologists are notorious for being tentative. Therefore many of the public may assume the recent same-sex policy decisions were the result of a long process of gathering high-quality research to reach a broad professional consensus. However, that is not how it happened.
Q. How many psychologists does it take to suggest social policy?
A. 166.
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