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Originally Posted by costello
My understanding is that she's not returning phone calls, has been unavailable previously, has reduced sessions from one hour to one half hour, has stated that therapy is in fact case management, and has insisted that newtus's father be present during therapy despite newtus's objections. Maybe I misunderstood?
Do you really think I'm so silly as to suggest a change of therapists solely because she needed dental surgery?
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Sorry Costello! I didn't mean it to come off like that. I didn't think about all that other stuff; I was just thinking about that one thing. And no.. I have Never tho't of you as 'silly'. The first things that cone to my mind when I think of you is very wise, and extraordinarily compassionate.
That said, the not calling when she says she will and stuff like that - I also think that's a problem. But the issue of sessions being reduced to half an hour, I wonder if that isn't related to the contract? As in to encourage (without totally stopping seeing her).. Newtus to take her meds so she's mentally stable enough to benefit from therapy. The thing with her dad being there... I have mixed feelings. I can totally see that it would be difficult to be totally honest with my dad there. But at the same time, when an unstable patient is not cooperative with meds maybe its a reasonable effort to make sure dad is plugged in and educated about his daughter's state so he can be alert to her needing emergent care. Maybe if she gets seriously mes compliant and is really able to participate fully in and benefit from therapy the therapist will extend her sessions and not require dad to be there?
Those were just the thoughts running in the background for me. And the LAST thing I would have meant is that you are 'silly.'.
