and JD degree from the Harvard Law School. For the past several years he has been practicing as an independent human relations consultant with the main focus of his work on T-groups and the training of group facilitators. He has a strong interest in the development of the mental health profession and has authored a number of articles on this subject.In addition to the issues addressed in this article, he is interested in the role of licensing laws, the judiciary, professional associations, and alternative regu-1 I would like to thank Jim Bebout and Ken Benne for their helpful comments and suggestions in reviewing the initial drafts of this manuscript. This article was originally an open letter to the International Association of Applied Social Scientists.