Charming article by Steve Eichel at: http://www.freedomofmind.com/resources/dr_zoe.htm Dr. Eichel managed to get his cat (I had thought it was legitimate) American Psychotherapy Association. First he bought the hokey certification of the National Guild of Hypnotists, the American Board of Hypnotherapy, and the American Association of Professional Hypnotherapists. Then he attempted to parlay this into board certification from the (he also believed it was entirely legitimate; he was a member) American Psychotherapy Association. APA requested a resume. Eichel supplied one, showing employment at the Tacayllaermi Friends School in Delaware, (Spell it backwards) Dr. Katze received a diploma attesting to having met "rigid requirements," stating that diplomate status is "limited to a selet group of professionals who, by virtue of their extensive training and expertise, have demonstrated their outstanding abilities in regard to their specialty."
So what cat-egory do we put this in? No matter what, it is a cat-astrophy, sure to have cat-aclysmic impacts on the field.
No John, most cats are illegitimate. So are most dogs. In fact my bitch is a bastard. My cat can't find the litter box. Do you know of any Bar Association with easy admission.
Steve Eichel concludes his article with these words: "Limiting credentials to homo sapiens would be a good start." However, I disagree! Three years ago, about a month after he had gone to doggy heaven, I had my brown beagle ordained by the Universal Life Church. I think there are specific situations in which it is beneficial for a "non-homo sapien" to be credentialed. And who knows, Zoe the Cat may be able to help someone.
Re: Re: How Dr. Zoe D. Katze (a pussycat) became a board-certified therapist It's safe to say that she has already helped me. It's the biggest grin I got today Jack
Doctorates for dogs I probably blocked it, along with the rest of my Jeopardy experience: the main question Alec Trebek asked me during the conversation part was "What's your favorite fake school." Such a question. I answered, Argus University of Fairplay, Colorado, which sells doctorates for $5 to dogs only. Mr. Trebek smiled politely, probably said something, and moved on to chat with the evil lawyer from Chicago.
Let’s Set the Record Straight: Who is the fraud? After years of seeing the name of an organization that I have worked for repeatedly tarnished, I feel it is time to stand up and say enough! As office manager at the time for the American Psychotherapy Association, I feel you need to know the facts. Steve K.D. Eichel is the person that committed fraud. Dr. Eichel went to great lengths to purposely defraud several associations. Through his own admission, Dr. Eichel deceived several organizations by submitting applications applying for membership, certifications and credentials for someone else; a Zoe D. Katze, Ph.D. In 2002, an application for membership was received in the name of Zoe D. Katze, Ph.D., with supporting documentation including copies of certificates achieved and professional degrees. Thereafter, a written request was made to Dr. Katze’s office for the resume or CV that was missing. The information was received and the membership and credential awarded. As it turned out, and unbeknownst to the association, all of the documentation submitted by Dr. Katze a.k.a. Dr. Eichel, was falsified. Unfortunately, the staff member that signed the approval for membership in the organization had only been on the job for two weeks when this occurred and was ill equipped to deal with such chicanery (that staff member is still with the organization today). Ultimately, due to the fraud committed by Dr. Eichel, association processes have changed and further checks and balances have been added to policies and procedures to safeguard against such a scam in the future. So armed with the true facts regarding this situation, I would ask you to decide who actually committed the fraud.
STATEMENT RE: APA The admission of Zoe D. Katze into the American Psychotherapy Association, Inc. in 2002 was an unfortunate incident that occurred as a result of an inexperienced employee of the organization confronted with an intentionally fraudulent application. At the time, Dr. Steve K.D. Eichel used fraud to obtain membership and member status distinctions in the organizations and since then has made defamatory statements about the organization calling it an “infamous diploma mills.” In reality, Dr. Eichel simply used a false name and provided false information to obtain membership and distinctions and then attributed his actions to his feline stating the organization had certified a cat. Dr. Eichel has caused these statements to be published on the internet and continues to do so through his Wikipedia page. His statements are false, defamatory, unethical and unprofessional. The organization has substantially increased security measures in the ten years since this incident and is a legitimate and upstanding business of which you can learn more about by visiting Psychotherapy | Credentials | Courses | Education.