Healthy Living: Mind, Body, Spirit and Emotions in the Twenty-First Century
by
George Anderson, MSW, BCD, CAMF
Fellow, American Orthopsychiatric Association
Diplomate, American Association of Anger Management Providers
As a part of the medical training of all physicians, it is
necessary to rotate through all of the specialties in medicine. This
means that all physicians must rotate through a period of exposure
in psychiatry as well as all other areas of medicine. One of the
obvious reasons for this practice is to make certain that all
physicians have enough knowledge and experience to appropriately
make use of all specialties other than their own.
Unfortunately, psychiatry is an area of specialization which is
often viewed by surgeons, cardiologists, oncologists and
neurologists as somewhat soft as it relates to being scientific.
Psychiatry is considered to be highly subjective with questionable
scientific evidence. In addition, any mental health intervention
carries with it a stigma which may be damaging to a physician's
professional career.
One of the first questions posed by physicians inquiring about
resources for abusive physicians is "Do I have to undergo a
psychiatric assessment". This question is extremely important to any
practicing physician as it will almost certainly affect his or her
entire career if there is anything in any file suggesting impairment
or even an assessment. Therefore, if the goal of a program is to
help abusive physicians who are not addicted to drugs/alcohol or
psychiatrically disturbed, it must not include a mandatory
psychiatric assessment.
Anderson & Anderson is largest provider of Executive Coaching/Anger
Management for abusive physicians in the nation. We have many case
examples of physicians who purposely selected our program for its
lack of focus on psychopathology. This model uses an assessment
designed to determine the physician's level of functioning in
recognizing and managing stress, anger, assertive communication,
emotional intelligence and motivation to change. The Anderson &
Anderson Executive Coaching/Anger Management course provides skill
enhancement in the same four areas mentioned above: stress
management, anger management, assertive communication and emotional
intelligence. No participant is accepted for coaching who
demonstrates a lack of motivation to change.
For more information about Executive Coaching/Anger Management
for physicians, please contact our office at (626) 308-9784.