Posted by twinleaf on February 24, 2009, at 17:45:01
In reply to Re: a follow-up- the last one! » twinleaf, posted by HappyChaiTea on February 22, 2009, at 20:07:44
Happy, I was dealing with psychoanalysts, so everything was smaller and more personal than it's likely to be with the APA. But i do hope you have as fair and good an experience as I did. I made my written complaint in December of 2008. I got phone calls- some asking me whether I wanted to file the type of complaint which might have legal consequences, or the kind aimed at professional competence and performance. I chose the latter. The hearing was in early February, with five analysts, plus me and the colleague who was there for Dr. W. They were very experienced and fair, and stuck very closely to my account of what had gone in therapy. No-one ever used my illness-complex PTSD- against me- to make me feel on the defensive, or less than fully competent. I was never questioned as to whether or not what I said was accurate-they acted like analysts in therapy- very, very accepting! They spent most of their time asking me about what the consequences had been like for me- did I have more trouble sleeping? did I ever feel paranoid or derealized? did I have less confidence in myself? did I have more difficulty trusting my "new" therapist? and etc.
After that meeting, I received a phone call about two weeks later from the head of the committee telling me what the outcome had been in terms of suggestions for Dr. W. All of them were unfailingly respectful and courteous- so that taking this action turned out to be therapeutic in and of itself. I hope the same thing happens for you!
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