Dr. Jean Mercer has never held a license, and has never seen a patient.
In one of her recent blog entries on Psychology Today, she opines, at length, about children adopted from “third world” orphanages.
Does Dr. Mercer have any firsthand experience with adoptions, orphanages, and has she actually ever been to a “third world” country?
Mercer’s blog has attracted a great deal of controversy. When too many pointed questions are asked, they are removed from the blog. On occasion, comments have been disabled altogether.
Mercer is affiliated with a fringe advocacy group. Instead of actual advocacy, however, the group publishes unsubstantiated anecdotal accounts of abuse and maligns licensed mental health practitioners.
One of the participants in this group is Larry Sarner. Sarner holds bachelor’s degrees in political science and mathematics. He is not qualified as a mental health professional. His activities seem to have been limited to the failed invention of voting machines, which resulted in his personal financial ruin.
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