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Originally Posted by licketysplit
My impression is that it was created as one thing (by Linehan), and insurance companies latched onto it for its short-term, goal-oriented approach. New therapists could be drawn to where the reimbursements are, plus the fact that there's less skill involved in leading DBT than traditional psychotherapy. I know at least one person (newly licensed) who could not, for the life of her, do anything close to psychotherapy, but she's all aboard the DBT gravy train. I don't think they should charge as much as a counselor, but that's how the system is set up.
That said, those that practice DBT the way it was intended probably have a lot more success than these others that are making people feel so invalidated.
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Yeah, I've heard that insurance companies love it - and it seriously concerns me that there are corners being cut
My DBT is run through a clinic that's well known, so they have a reputation on the line. I know the Ts have regular training hours for example. I've been in two different groups (six years apart) and both have been run pretty much the same way even though it's different facilitators, so they're consistent.
Yikes and yikes and triple yikes.