Therapists

I look forward to reading this book about the therapy-industrial-complex in schools. 

I view therapists as a step above fortune tellers, but in the category of financial advisors. In theory, both can be helpful in limited capacities. But the problem lies in the collective incentives - financial advisors as a group, have incentives to push products and services that will make them money. Therapists as a group, have incentives to keep meeting with patients and find all sorts of new diagnosis. It would take a pretty remarkable therapist or advisor to solve their clients problems in a fast and/or cheap manner AND stay employed. I'm sure many who practice get into the field with good motivations - but those who succeeded in solving clients/patients problems would be rewarded by not having any work to do. In short, they would make themselves irrelevant.