Posted by Maria01 on September 19, 2008, at 10:40:15
In reply to Re: Disability benefits?, posted by softheprairie on September 19, 2008, at 4:33:44
Thank you so much for your reply...very helpful information!
I'm presently employed part-time, but barely. My boss blew up at me for a simple oversight, and I blew up in kind. I would love to resign, but I'm single with no other household income source, so if I were to resign, I would literally be homeless in weeks. =(I called County Mental Health and got, well, the County Run-Around. Theoretically, you go to the office nearest your home. In my case, the nearest office is way out in the boondocks relative to my home. Sooo...I asked if I could be seen at the office closest to my employer and school; it's literally blocks away from both. Very close. That threw them into a bureaucratic tizzy that they are still trying to resolve. I'm supposedly going to get an answer today. I have no insurance, so I'm stuck with going thru the County. I haven't heard a lot of positive things about mental health services in my county, so I'm not fully convinced it's the most effective route.
My T is a MFT(CA and some other states have this license for Master's level providers) so she can't authorize either short-term or long-term disability. She can recommend it, but another practitioner will actually have to do the paperwork...*sigh*
At any rate, I'm hoping to be seen today and to get some direction as to the next step. I also have a T appointment this afternoon as well.
I really want to thank you for your response; I can tell you put a lot of time and effort into it and I really appreciate it. I will try to get a copy of the Nolo publication you have...those Nolo guides are great!
Thanks again! =)
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