Kentucky cracks down on quack therapist

Never write off Kentucky. After all, the Bluegrass State is the first to crack down on John Rosemond's right-wing quackery.

Rosemond is a North Carolina-based parenting columnist and radio host known for dispensing bad advice. One of his favorite causes is the misnamed Parental Rights Amendment, a proposed constitutional amendment designed to gut state laws and other policies against child abuse.

The thing about all this is that John Rosemond is a psychological associate - not a licensed psychologist. But his column regularly identifies him as a family psychologist. This is a no-no in Kentucky, which has a law prohibiting calling yourself a psychologist without a license. As a result, therapists have complained to the state psychology board about Rosemond, and Kentucky officials have sent a cease-and-desist letter ordering Rosemond to stop claiming credentials he doesn't have.

Now Rosemond is filing a federal lawsuit against Kentucky accusing the state of trying to "censor" his column.

Tough luck, John. If you want to call yourself a psychologist in Kentucky, then get a damn license.

I only wish Kentucky was as aggressive the rest of the time at busting frauds like Rosemond. It's a shame social service agencies keep using the services of utter charlatans, but old habits die hard. The real problem is that Kentucky usually licenses quacks!