Why do you call Phil McGraw a doctor?
First, some facts to be clear about. Phil McGraw, Ph.D. , can use the title “Dr.” because he has a Ph.D. in psychology. Anyone with a Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in any field – English, philosophy, psychology are a few – can use the title “Dr.”. Look up the university requirements for a Ph.D. in psychology – that is the training he has.
Phil McGraw cannot practice psychology because he no longer has a license to practice that is valid in any state. Why? It isn’t as scandalous as you might think. Phil McGraw apparently voluntarily surrendered his license to the state of Texas in 2006.
Phillip McGraw recieved a PhD. In psychology from the University of North Texas in 1979 and was licensed to practice Psychology in Texas until the board suspended his license in 1988 after 2 complaints of misconduct including sexual advances toward one of his patients.
I’ll add one small thing to Daniel Kaplan’ s absolutely correct and complete answer. In fields like clinical psychology and law, people regularly surrender their licenses when they have no intention of returning to the field to practice.
No one can practice legally as a psychologist ei. Continue Reading. First, some facts to be clear about. Phil McGraw, Ph.D. , can use the title “Dr.” because he has a Ph.D. in psychology. Anyone with a Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in any field – English, philosophy, psychology are a few – can use the title “Dr.”.
The State of California will not allow anyone to practice without a license. He gave his up. You would have thought he’d have known that.
Theses statistics apply across the board in all professional fields including doctors.
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