Posted by Ted on August 17, 2002, at 10:00:47
In reply to Re: How therapists decide who to help » Medusa, posted by Dinah on August 17, 2002, at 7:16:26
Dinah & Medusa,
> My understanding is that therapist decide to accept a client based on whether they think they, as clinicians, can help this particular client,
Here is Silicon Valley, there is such a shortage that therapists & pdocs really get to pick & choose. My pdoc interviews patients to make sure they won't take too much of his time before he will accept them as new patients. I referred a coworker's daughter, who has bipolar-I, and the pdoc said no -- her case was too severe. It's not that he couldn't help, more that his results wouldn't be stellar, I think.
> and are almost required to refer out those they don't feel qualified to help.
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haDinah, You're FUNNY! :-)
We have such a shortage of pdocs that the unscrupulous ones don't even get complaints.
Ted
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