NAFPS Selections: Psychology of Vision Spinoff Business in Central Europe pt. 6

[From the New Age Frauds and Plastic Shamans forum, by "Ingeborg," February 20, 2015]:

Qualifications and Occupations of PoV trainers, course teachers, and persons using PoV courses to promote themselves

Previous qualifications:

no qualifications mentioned resp Newage qualifications only: 26
kindergarten nurse: 6
bureau clerk: 4
Economics (grad.): 4
management consulting: 2
massager/balneotherap.: 2
geologist: 2
landscape architect: 2
hotel clerk: 2
music therapy: 2
Others (1 each):
Primary school teacher, grammar school teacher, dispatch, physiotherapist, hairdresser, notary, pedagogics, airline employee, lawyer's clerk, Medical-Technical Assistant, bank clerk, doctor's receptionist, Masters degree education, PC repair, „welfare“, dancer, chef, drama school teacher, occupational therapist, horse trainer, veterinarian, ophthalmologist, psychologist (graduated), MA education.

It has to be noted that only one person claims a university degree as a psychologist (and she has just taken down her website...). This fact tells more than enough about the nature of a 'method' which is sold under the labels of 'psychology', or even 'depth psychology'.

Two more claim a university degree as a veterinarian and an ophthalmologist, a third one graduated from law school, two did an MA in Education, two more studied geology. Two further persons say they are landscape architects, and this means either a degree obtained from a University, or a University of Applied Sciences. Four persons claim to have graduated from business school. All in all, 16 persons hold a university degree in various fields.

Several more (6 persons) have held jobs related to the field of health (massager, balneotherapist, musical therapy, physiotherapist, Medical-Technical Assistant, doctor's receptionist, occupational therapist). All of these professions do not need a course of studies or a general qualification for university entrance.

The by far largest group either does not mention previous qualifications, or restricts the information provided to various Newage methods (26 persons).

The second-largest group (14 persons) have held jobs connected to the field of economy (bureau clerk, graduated economists, management consultants, hotel clerk, bank clerk).

The largest group in one profession is made up of 6 persons who were previously trained as kindergarten nurses.

Two more claim to have done/do music therapy, but do not provide any further information regarding their education. It is therefore not possible to evaluate whether they are recognised in this field or not and whether their education was obtained from an honourable institution or some Nuage vendor.

Current occupations:

Among the persons listed as trainers, teachers of courses, and vendors using PoV courses absolved to promote themselves, 20 persons hold licences as alternative healers resp alternative healers restricted to psychotherapy (applicants for the latter licence will know even less about medical facts than alternative healers, the test aiming at establishing whether the applicant has some knowledge in a few methods applied by graduated psychotherapists).

Some 9 claim they are management consultants, about 6 claim they work as counselors or coaches. Management consulting covers a rather broad range of activities and while a large part of them is honourable and founded, there are others employing various Newage methods lacking scientific recognition and acceptance. One example is 'physiognomy', or even more ambitiously labeled 'psycho-physiognomy' which claims to be able to predict applicants' character, abilities and future achievements from their facial features. Another such example is graphology. Of the above listed persons, some will do consulting for companies (i.e. regarding choice of staff or trainings for staff and management), others offer individual career consulting.