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Terror Watch: Will Ghana Become another Uganda or Iran? – Part 2

By Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr., Ph.D.


The Internet is, indeed, a communication medium that has effectively made us, earthlings, “a global village,” as the famous Canadian media expert Marshall McLuhan predicted some two generations ago. For shortly after the publication of the first part of this article, I received an E-mail from somebody who described himself as a freelance journalist who had written quite extensively on Uganda’s anti-gay movement. I would promptly respond by the contact phone number that the surprisingly unassuming writer, a Mr. Warren Throckmorton, had provided.

Ordinarily, I would have pondered and waited several days before responding. But in this instance, particularly with the writer making a specific reference to MyJoyOnline.com , and obliquely to the outright barbaric call by the Western Regional Minister, Mr. Paul Evans Aidoo, for Ghanaian gays and lesbians to be confronted in the sanctuary of their own homes, rounded up and prosecuted for daring to express their humanity in a nation and society that prides itself in being the lodestar of West African democracy, I could not tarry over this one until things got out of hand.

Like me, Warren Throckmorton is a college professor. Unlike me, however, he has been front and center of this issue, being also a doctoral degree holder in psychology and a distinguished practitioner in his sub-discipline of college counseling at Grove City College, Western Pennsylvania, where he directs his college’s counseling program.

Interestingly, although I did my graduate studies at Temple University, also in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, until two Sundays ago, I had never heard of either Grove Township or Grove City College. But what makes this “hi-tech” encounter with Prof. Throckmorton quite fascinating has to do with the nature and thrust of the nearly one-hour discussion – more in the vein of an interview – that we had on the issue of gays/lesbians/bisexuals/transgender-oriented people in Ghana. Until this conversation, the historical origins or development of gay subculture in Ghana had not particularly piqued either my attention or interest.

What I basically know about this issue, I told Prof. Throckmorton, is that like heterosexuality, homosexuality has always been known to exist in Ghana ever since I came into adult consciousness of the same.

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Clinical psychologists work with more seriously ill mental health patients. Psychologist Raymond LLoyd Richmond, Ph.D., describes the history of the word clinical: “The word, clinic derives from the Latin clinicus, or a physician who attends patients sick in bed. Clinical psychology is concerned with the work of treating ‘sick’ patients.”

Features Counseling psychologists work on problems relating to family, school or work.According to Dr. Richmond, counseling psychology is “a branch of psychology specifically concerned with the practice of counseling.” He also states, “counseling focuses on helping persons resolve problems or role issues related to work, school or family matters.”

Differences Differences exist between clinical and counseling psychologist patient populations. John Norcross, Ph.D., psychology professor, shares the major difference between counseling and clinical psychology by explaining that clinical psychologists tend to work with more seriously disturbed populations, while counseling psychology graduates work with healthier, less pathological populations, and conduct more career and vocational assessments.

Similarities The APA sees no differences between internships for counseling and clinical psychology. Dr. Norcross also notes that the fields of clinical and counseling psychology have merged together in the last few years: “The American Psychological Association (APA) ceased distinguishing many years ago between clinical and counseling psychology internships.”

•University of Minnesota’s Educational Psychology Department has a doctoral program that prepares students for careers in counseling psychology, academics or counseling and psychological research. It also offers a school psychology track that trains students in child development and educational psychology in order to work in a range of school settings, including K-12 and university counseling offices. The five-year program is designed for candidates with a master’s degree and consists of classes, practicum and full-time internships. In addition, students complete pre-dissertation research, write a dissertation and pass an oral defense, as well as take comprehensive exams in counseling. Students may earn a master’s degree concurrently.

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