Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 13:15:58 -0500

From: Silke Van Ness sv478[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CNSVAX.ALBANY.EDU

Subject: Re: Client



My understanding is that one needs an M.D. degree to be allowed to use

the term patient. A psychiatrist has patients or has that been changed to

client now?



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Silke Van Ness

Germanic & Slavic Languages and Literatures

University at Albany, SUNY HU 216

Albany, NY 12222

E-mail: sv478[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]cnsvax.albany.edu Ph: (518)442-4122 Fax:(5l8)442-4217



On Tue, 28 May 1996, Wayne Glowka wrote:



"Client" is also the term used by psychological counselors for the people

that come to see them for professional help. Use of the word seems to be

an attempt to be non-judgmental about people with different kinds of

psychological needs. Counselors want people in general to know that one

may seek counseling without having a serious disorder or problem. Ideally,

the services they provide can be summarized in counseling terms as

"personal development."













Wayne Glowka

Professor of English

Director of Research and Graduate Student Services

Georgia College

Milledgeville, GA 31061

912-453-4222

wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]mail.gac.peachnet.edu