Hi,
So my ex-t is a social worker, so I complained to the NASW (National Association of Social Workers) because I 'didn't want to get her in a lot of trouble' WOW! That's changed now. Unlike the state board everything with the NASW remains private unless their actions are so bad that the NASW decides to or has to by law contact the state board.

In my instance......uhhhfffff. Well first off they are HORRIBLE with time. They have guidelines set up for things happening by certain dates and they totally ignore them. I complained in June of 2018 - I didn't get the final report back till June 1, 2019 - if they went by their own set of rules this scrap would have been over in Feb. I mean I should have had the final report in Feb.

It was EXTREMELY validating for me though that's for sure. My therapist lied and lied and lied and lied - the main HUGE difference for me is that I had a lot of evidence. A LOT - texts and emails - two yrs worth - without that it would have been my word against hers and she did exactly what I was told she was gonna do and.tried to tell them I was crazy - unfortunately for her I have text that totally contradict what she said to them.

I've also contacted my state board - there's an investigation opened now and she's well, totally totally ****ed

I can't tell you how hard I tried to talk to her about the totally inappropriate (sexual) things she said to me. Instead of speaking to me (even though when all this crap first went down she called me and I spent two hours on the phone with her trying to calm her down - sorry - I have to be careful not to rant- I'm still very angry...instead of speaking to me she tried to hide behind lies and I think she thought id never say anything ( because I have a history of not telling on ppl who abused me )

She may lose her licence - and I can't tell you how amazing it feels....not that I don't care...but it feels amazing to finally believe and understand that if she does have it revoked or suspended thats because of her actions- IT IS NOT MY FAULT - it's taken me a year to be able to write that and truly believe it. The complaint process has been VERY VERY helpful and important to me - I think for anyone wanting to complain the most important thing to know is the more evidence you have the better - and if u don't have any that's ok too but you have to be prepared for them to do nothing - but having a record that the t has a pattern of hurting ppl is important too