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Originally Posted by Tiberius
Any books in particular that you think I might want to read?
Must you receive therapy within your agency or are you expected to receive therapy elsewhere? Who pays for it? But regardless of who pays for the therapist's therapy, what if the therapist is a psychologically stable person and doesn't have any issues that need to be resolved with the help of a therapist? Concerning the supervisor, what are his/her typical qualifications? And what exactly do you discuss with him? Do you share with him your thoughts about your patients' problems and ask for suggestions on how to deal with them/
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I noticed upon rereading my post I didnt fully answer this part of Tibierius's questions..
Like already stated here mental health providers that I work with receive therapy outside of the work place because of conflict of interest.
who pays for it. we do just like everyone else we have our own insurance or pay out of pocket for it. Some companies are able to supply their employees with insurance plans offered as part of the job but others dont. where I am they dont.
what if the therapist is a psychologically stable person and doesn't have any issues that need to be resolved with the help of a therapist?
where I am its a requirement for therapists to have their own therapists.
besides theres always something to talk about with a therapist.. just like you therapists have bills, rent, morgage payments to make, families to raise, relationships that sometimes goes sour, we have our sad times, our stressful times, we are human we have occasional nightmares, some have problems from childhood...
today I talked with my therapist about my partners and my decision to start a family, medication changes, and buying a new refrigerator because the one in my home is on its last days.
do therapists including me, talk with their therapists about their clients?
sure they/I do. thats part of the reason why mental health providers here are required to have their own treatment providers.. so they have someone to talk with about the stress, frustrations, good times and bad times of the job, just like a teacher, (business person, waitress...)who is having work related problems talks with their therapist about their work day and the problems they are having.
if you had a job working construction and you were in therapy and had a problem with a co worker or a client you are working for..thats one of the things you can go to your therapist and talk about and work out with them.
therapists do the same thing.
after witnessing one of my clients being murdered I talked with my therapist about it.
thats what therapy is for..a place and person you can go to to work out your problems, stresses, frustrations and the like.
this is all a part of how therapists handle their own problems so that they are not bringing those problems into the sessions with their clients.
