I am a clinical counselor and belong to the Texas Counseling Association to keep up on legislative and regulatory issues affecting my practice. As in society at large there are those in the profession with loud mouths and an unwarranted sense of certainty. Unfortunately, many of them gravitate into positions of leadership in our professional organizations. These pronouncements from the APA are examples.
The same goes for many professional organizations. The liberals and radicals take over. I think everyone else is too busy actually doing their jobs.