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Old Sep 17, 2012, 10:08 PM
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I'm just puzzling over some things here ... wondering
about variations in therapy in treatment in reactions

a group of people all tell their T the same thing - that they are struggling with suicidal thoughts

t1 calls the police, removes the keys from their client so they can't drive and has them taken to hospital
t2 talks to the client and encourages them to go to the hospital for voluntary commitment
t3 says you are wasting my time with this manipulation get out of here and if you pull this again you are terminated
t4 says nonsense you don't feel that way at all
t5 says you should call a crisis line if it gets worse
t6 encourages you to have multiple sessions with them and promises you they are there and regularly checks in with you
t7 won't let you leave until you have a support plan in place and are aware of different coping mechanisms
t8 lets you leave and will be there again the following week to continue if you return

obviously there are a lot of other variations and extremes as well and variation within each of these possibilities

but how can there be so many different responses and what does it mean?

that one client is more deserving of help than another somehow?