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Originally Posted by guilloche
She shouldn't be recruiting *clients*. Was the second review a client, or do you think it was another peer?
I remember reading that therapists asking clients for reviews is unethical and shouldn't be done. Here's what one therapist says:
This is from: The Yelp Dilemma: Clients Reviewing Their Therapists on Review Sites - Dr. Keely Kolmes
I think I mentioned it before... but I really, really hate when therapists (or doctors) have reviews from co-workers/peers. There was one therapist that my ex-T had recommended to me (loosely recommended, he didn't know her personally), but she only had 2 reviews up, one was an unhappy client, and the other was another therapist in the area (I recognized the name) who did NOT disclose that he was a therapist. It seems so underhanded (obviously, I chose to not call up that T).
I'm sorry it's been so hard for you.  |
I think the real issue is that for the first time, mental health professionals are having a mirror held up to them - and they don't like it. Not only do they have to prove to insurance companies that what they are doing with clients actually helps in some way, now they are being held accountable by their clients. You can't use semantics to get around a bad review.
The fears these writers have that patients are compromising their own confidentiality or will be duped by bogus reviews is a insulting. People know what they feel comfortable sharing and can make that choice - they are not bound to confidentiality. And I think most people are looking for reviews that contain enough information to help them make the best choice. Overly simplistic reviews are usually overlooked by a lot of people.