Posted by Aphrodite on December 19, 2004, at 8:28:56
In reply to Re: His calls » Aphrodite, posted by gardenergirl on December 18, 2004, at 22:06:16
You are right about being paid to do this! In fact, I think T's and pdocs should be paid *so* much more because it's one of the few medical fields where you are literally being paid for the amount of time you spend in addition to being paid for the expertise. Does that make sense? I see other medical professionals for 15 or 20 minutes, and they get more money. With them, I've paid for the expertise. In mental health, it's time and knowledge. My T has never established policies about phone contact. (I wish he would! I know he gets taken advantage of. He says he doesn't have policies because he doesn't want a cookie-cutter approach, but in the end, I think he only hurts himself and confuses the patients, but I digress.) Anyway, I am so, so careful about paying for every minute of his time outside our sessions. If I didn't, I know he never would say anything. He often begrudgingly accepts my extra checks. Because I am so much, I try to help him not feel infringed upon or taken advantage of. It's hard enough as it is.
You're right, GG, no one would do this out of altruism alone. And I could never receive the help if I thought the T was overwhelmed or not being "adequately" compensated.
See how much I worry about him? As you suggested, I do need to let him take care of his own balls. (Ha, ha. I couldn't resist! Hope I don't get into trouble;)
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