Posted by lucy stone on August 26, 2004, at 22:09:47
In reply to Re: taking notes » alexandra_k, posted by Dinah on August 24, 2004, at 21:49:19
I'm coming in late to this, but I asked my T if I could see his notes. He seemed totally thrown by the request and said that no one had ever asked him before! I said that I found that very hard to believe but he assured me it was true. He said that we needed to think very carefully about it, because we needed to think about why I was asking and what it would mean to see them (he is an analyst, after all), so of course we had to talk about it. In the end I decided not to look at his notebook, but I know that I can if I want to. He says that a patient legally has access to all therapy notes unless the therapist decides that it is not in the best interest of the patient. He said that in that case he is obligated not to give them to the patient. So, Dinah, your T has to give you his notes unless he thinks it is not good for you. You might ask him is that is the case.
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