Sweets

[a_blackpanther]

I've been watching this other TV show, Bones. They have a psychologist on the team too. Except they can't seem to make up their minds if he's a therapist for the FBI or a profiler. I know a psychologist can be a profiler, but on CM besides Reid no one has a formal training as a psychologist. My question is how does this work at the FBI? Do their therapists also do consults on cases as profilers? Hotch saw a therapist after Mayhem who wasn't necessarily a profiler, but Rossi also mentions they wrote the questions on the eval.

Also, how long does the behavioural analysis training last in the FBI academy?And what does it entail? Is it focused on the criminal aspect or is it a bit more general?

I'm asking those of you who are studying for this, or who have done more research (and know where to look better than i do)?

edit: a bit of clarification

Comments

[enmuse.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Sweets is not a profiler and I don't think is actually ever called one. He's a psychologist and has some skills with reading people which would be why he's often called in (or, well, a more "legitimate" reason besides giving the character screen time); Booth goes by gut and general people knowledge, and Bones is clueless in the social realm, lol.

[miss-pam.livejournal.com]

yup, that's what i'm thinking. while booth goes by gut and bones uses her social awkwardness teamed with her knowledge in anthropology, they need something solid and that's where sweets comes in with his psychological terms. not that i'm complaining, i love sweets, haha. but yeah, no one ever called him a profiler. i think they don't even call him psychologist cos then they would have to admit that he's actually good for something besides being the punchline for everyone's "how old are you again, 15?"-kinda jokes :P

[a_blackpanther]

Sweets calls what he does "profiling" when he offers to help out B & B if they let him write a book on them. And, two eps ago he and Gordon Gordon say they're "professional interrogators".