Posted by RealMe on September 29, 2007, at 1:52:59
In reply to Re: Hearing Ts give presentations » RealMe, posted by twinleaf on September 29, 2007, at 1:15:34
No not all the Menninger's were nice people. My old T there was in the same residency class with Dr. Walt. HUM. Dr. Karl could cause people to shake in their boots. Before I went back to school to work on my doctorate and after I got out of Menninger's as a patien, I went to work at the Kansas State Reception and Diagnostic Center for the Kansas Department of Corrections. It was a great learning experience as Dr. Karl would come for grand rounds. There were psychologists, social workers, and psychiatrists there, and residents would come and do some training/work there. This was in the mida 80's. So, I had had lunch with Dr. Karl as a patient, but he didn't remember this thank goodness. The residents would be ready to wet their pants when he came as he was an old grudmogeon. Lots of great stories about him as he really cared about the patients. Anyway, I can remember the first time I spoke up and challenged something he said, and he looked at me, and then from then on we were on the best of terms. So many of the residents were scared to challenge him. He would turn to me after that and aske what I thought. He could be way more intimidating than Dr. Walt. When I decided to go back to school, before I left I was at a round table discussion with him, and he was so happy for me that I was going back to school to get my doctorate. He had been encouraging me, and when he heard I was going to Chicago, he thought that was great too and asked if I knew he had gone to Chicago too. I did know that. This was the last time I saw him alive. He died a couple years later I believe. Yes, Menninger's saved my life as a patient, and is the best place I ever was as far as training and work was concerned. I left there, partly because I could see the handwriting was on the wall. Interesting that your analyst trained there for residency. Yes, my second year as a postdoc, they were ranked number one in the country. Those were some of the best days of my career as the team approach was at it's best there. I loved how everyone worked togehter.
RealMe.
I know; I am still up; I need to get myself to bed!!!!
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