I’m Looking for a Few Good Men (and Women): Are You One of Them? 

For the first time in many years my New Year’s resolutions don’t include anything about my health or wealth.  I’m not trying to “lose a few pounds,” nor am I resolved “to exercise more.”  I’m not hoping to “make more money” or “pay off the debt from my student loan.”

I do have some plans for the 2014 and they involve you.  I turned 70 years old on December 21, 2013 and 2014 marks my, do you believe, 46^th year helping men and the people who love them.  I’ve been counseling, writing books, and speaking at conferences for nearly five decades.  It’s work I love and plan to continue for the rest of my life.

So, what’s next?  I want to teach.  And that’s where you come in.  In 2014 I will train 20 people who are ready to take the next step and claim their place at the forefront of the men’s health field.  I suspect that you are either someone who might be interested in being trained by me or you may know someone who would be interested.

If you’re a Psychologist, Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, Chiropractor, Teacher, RN, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Physician, Life Coach, Wellness Coach, Youth Worker, etc., you may be interested in my 2014 training program.

Too many health-care professionals have tremendous value to offer their clients but are struggling to make a reasonable living. Are your talents and skills being under-appreciated, under-utilized, or under-paid?

If you’re a helping professional with too little to show for your talent and hard work, it’s quite possible your talents are needed where you’re not yet providing them. There is an emerging field of practice where you can get handsomely paid without having to deal with insurance paperwork hassles, and make a real difference in the world with motivated clients who seek you out for your services.

I’ve been one of the few practitioners making an excellent living in this emerging field of health care for more than 40 years. I charge $250/hour for seeing clients and I have more requests for my services than I can meet. I’m constantly being asked to recommend clinicians who are skilled in this field, but too few with practice time available have the right training. I want to change that situation. I’m looking for people who want to join me in this emerging field that is wide open and waiting for creative, entrepreneurial clinicians.

What is this emerging new field? It goes by various names including Gender Specific Medicine, Male Gender Medicine, Boys and Men’s Health, or simply Men’s Health. 

Men’s Health:  A Field Whose Time Has Come

“Over 375,000 lives would be saved in a single year in the U.S. alone if men’s risk of dying was as low as women’s,” says Daniel J. Kruger, PhD.  According to Randolph Nesse, M.D., “If you could make male mortality rates the same as female rates, you would do more good than curing cancer.”

When I finished my training and became a therapist the health-care field was largely focused on women. The view was that women were most concerned about their own physical, emotional, and spiritual health. The assumption was that men were less interested in their health or less willing to see a clinician.

That assumption was partially true. I remember one of my early clients who only came in when his wife insisted he get help. He was resistant to counseling and working with him was like pulling teeth. He told me, only half-jokingly, “I go to see my doctor for my annual check-up once every ten years.”

But times have changed. Men are coming in to see me on their own. They become fully engaged in getting the help they need and rarely do they need to be pushed or pulled.  Women, concerned about the health of the men in their lives, want expert counseling to help them help their man. Both men and women are concerned about many men’s health issues including the following:

• Male Menopause (Andropause) and issues related to sexuality and aging
• Male-type depression
• Adolescent health and male rites of passage
• Irritable Male Syndrome and other issues related to anger and aggression
• Addictions, including compulsive use of alcohol, drugs, food, pornography, etc.
• Chronic pain, both physical and emotional
• Stress, including issues related to work/life balance, family, employment, and      unemployment

The Men’s Health Network (MHN) was founded in 1992 as a small non-profit organization to help educate men and their families about the health issues facing men.  I was one of the first advisory board members. Now there are more than 800 physicians and key thought leaders from around the world. With a network of chapters, affiliates, and health partners, MHN has a presence in every state and 30 foreign countries.

The spectacular growth of Men’s Health magazine is another indicator the field is coming of age.  Launched in 1987 as a small health-oriented service magazine, it is now the world’s largest men’s magazine brand, with 40 editions in 47 countries. It is also the best-selling men’s magazine on U.S. newsstands. The magazine has a circulation of 2 million subscribers and the website, MensHealth.com, averages 38 million page views a month.  Clearly men, and the women who love them, are ready to know more about men’s health.

There are literally millions of men and women looking for health-care professionals who specialize in men’s health.  There are very few health-care providers to satisfy the growing demand.  Would you like to be one of those trained by one of the leaders in the field?

If you’d like to get more information about this exciting training program please contact me directly:

Jed Diamond, Ph.D., LCSW

E-Mail me (be sure and respond to my spam filter).  Put the word “training” in the subject line.

Phone:  707 459-5505

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