Home Menu

Menu


Reply
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old Jan 09, 2018, 04:30 PM
BlueJeans00 BlueJeans00 is offline
Member
 
Member Since: Apr 2017
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 244
Is it acceptable of a therapist to tell you next session is the last session without being told in advance?

Also what are the rules in terminating?
Hugs from:
88Butterfly88, Anonymous52976, growlycat

advertisement
  #2  
Old Jan 09, 2018, 04:33 PM
nicoleflynn nicoleflynn is offline
Grand Magnate
 
Member Since: Jan 2012
Location: rochester, michigan
Posts: 3,111
Different therapists have different rules. Usually they will give at least a 2 week notice.
Thanks for this!
growlycat
  #3  
Old Jan 09, 2018, 04:39 PM
BlueJeans00 BlueJeans00 is offline
Member
 
Member Since: Apr 2017
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 244
Quote:
Originally Posted by nicoleflynn View Post
Different therapists have different rules. Usually they will give at least a 2 week notice.
Interesting. I was told in the month that my ex therapist was leaving but I didn't know what date.

Second tone last session he told me just off pass comment at the end of session it be our last session.

It was a huge shock to me.
Since they know I struggle with rejection and people leaving.

I told this told my key worker who is occupational therapist. They work at the same place where my ex therapist worked at.
When I did told my keyworker they were speechless and didn't know about this.

I would of thought the therapist would communicatie to my keyworker that he was leaving. Since again I struggle with rejection and people leaving.
Hugs from:
GeminiNZ, LonesomeTonight
  #4  
Old Jan 09, 2018, 04:40 PM
stopdog stopdog is offline
underdog is here
 
Member Since: Sep 2011
Location: blank
Posts: 35,154
I don't think there are hard and fast rules - certainly none that would be the same from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Sometimes those guys have things that come up in their lives and they make immediate decisions to stop/move/ etc. I think the only rule I know is that they are not supposed to knowingly abandon you - but that often just means they send you some referrals.
__________________
Please NO @

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.
Oscar Wilde
Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
  #5  
Old Jan 09, 2018, 05:06 PM
Nammu's Avatar
Nammu Nammu is offline
Crone
 
Member Since: May 2010
Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system.
Posts: 76,695
Perfectly acceptable, maybe not very thoughtful but acceptable
__________________
Nammu
…Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …...
Desiderata Max Ehrmann



  #6  
Old Jan 09, 2018, 05:11 PM
Salmon77 Salmon77 is offline
Poohbah
 
Member Since: Mar 2014
Location: PNW
Posts: 1,394
Not sure about rules and as stopdog said they probably vary from place to place. My guess is that filing a formal complaint would be more trouble than it's worth.

But it is clear that this termination was not acceptable to you, BlueJeans00, and you have every right to be angry about it regardless of whether he broke a rule or not. The question I would ask is what can you do with that anger that is productive for you, and how can you move forward?
  #7  
Old Jan 09, 2018, 08:11 PM
BudFox BudFox is offline
Grand Magnate
 
Member Since: Feb 2015
Location: US
Posts: 3,983
Depends whether you mean acceptable according to the norms of the profession, or acceptable according to standards of human decency. Because these two things ain't the same.
Thanks for this!
88Butterfly88, AllHeart, Argonautomobile, GeminiNZ, missbella, Myrto
  #8  
Old Jan 09, 2018, 10:01 PM
Anonymous55499
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
I don't think there are "rules," but I think that there should be some more notice than one session.

Having said that, I had a therapist terminate with me at the end of a session with zero advanced notice.
  #9  
Old Jan 10, 2018, 08:51 AM
Anonymous50122
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
I think that it is completely unacceptable and untherapeutic and someone who does that should be struck off. I think that anyone who enters the profession should acknowledge that they have to make a personal commitment to be available to manage endings with clients, (unless they are ill or die). If they take on long term clients, I think they should ideally commit to live in one place to give continuity to the work. If they don't want to do that, perhaps they should consider a different profession.
Thanks for this!
BlueJeans00, BudFox
  #10  
Old Jan 10, 2018, 09:05 AM
88Butterfly88's Avatar
88Butterfly88 88Butterfly88 is offline
Moderator
Community Support Team
 
Member Since: Dec 2015
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 54,324
I think it's legally acceptable but not morally.
Thanks for this!
JaneTennison1
  #11  
Old Jan 10, 2018, 09:35 AM
JaneTennison1 JaneTennison1 is offline
Magnate
 
Member Since: Aug 2014
Location: US
Posts: 2,202
Quote:
Originally Posted by 88Butterfly88 View Post
I think it's legally acceptable but not morally.
This is exactly what I came to say. I'm sorry op
  #12  
Old Jan 10, 2018, 10:26 AM
Anonymous52976
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
In the US, licensing authorities and professional organizations have guidelines or ethics about abandoning clients and proper terminations.

All therapists have a responsibility to manage how their actions and behaviors impact their clients.
  #13  
Old Jan 10, 2018, 10:50 AM
Anonymous59090
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueJeans00 View Post
Is it acceptable of a therapist to tell you next session is the last session without being told in advance?

Also what are the rules in terminating?
No not acceptable.
  #14  
Old Jan 10, 2018, 11:02 AM
Hazelgreen Hazelgreen is offline
Member
 
Member Since: Dec 2017
Location: United States
Posts: 49
This terrifies me
  #15  
Old Jan 10, 2018, 12:34 PM
Anonymous55498
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
I don't think it is acceptable, especially if, after announcing it, the client expresses objections. I think I personally would not have cared much about it in therapy and I terminated my own therapies that way (telling the Ts just via email), but I certainly would not like if a medical doctor, lawyer, work colleague did this unexpectedly, in the middle of some ongoing, unfinished work. I would also never just quit a job from one week to the next, without letting the others involved know a few months in advance, without making sure things are organized properly and former clients/collaborators can also access me later in case they have questions. I had some colleagues quite unexpectedly quitting and disappearing though and it can be very messy and stressful even in work that does not involve much personal emotional material. I think it is unethical and irresponsible in every long-term collaboration, and therapy is often more sensitive than any other professional connection.
Thanks for this!
BlueJeans00
  #16  
Old Jan 10, 2018, 02:33 PM
justafriend306
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueJeans00 View Post
Is it acceptable of a therapist to tell you next session is the last session without being told in advance?
Is this not telling you in advance?

As far as I'm concerned it is entirely up to the therapist the terms of their care. Now, they would owe you an explanation. Perhaps they think they have done all they can for you. Perhaps there is a question over the nature of the direction therapy has been taking. Is there transference - that would definitely be a reason to end a professional working relationship.

Now, if this therapist felt you still required therapy I feel they ought to be responsible for making a referral to different care provider.
  #17  
Old Jan 10, 2018, 03:15 PM
NP_Complete's Avatar
NP_Complete NP_Complete is offline
Grand Magnate
 
Member Since: Feb 2017
Location: the upside down
Posts: 3,967
Quote:
Originally Posted by justafriend306 View Post
Is there transference - that would definitely be a reason to end a professional working relationship..
I don't think that the existence of transference is a reason for a therapist to end therapy with the client. In some therapies, it's a good thing that it has developed and is used as a tool.
Thanks for this!
Anastasia~, kecanoe, lucozader, stopdog
  #18  
Old Jan 10, 2018, 05:50 PM
AllHeart's Avatar
AllHeart AllHeart is offline
Magnate
 
Member Since: Feb 2015
Location: USA
Posts: 2,024
Per Code of Ethics, written-rule terminations vary by the therapist's credentials. I'm not the expert but I believe most of them suggest, in a nutshell, most any kind of termination is acceptable so long as the therapist doesn't leave the client without replacement help. They need to either line up another therapist for the client or give a couple of legit referrals. If they do nothing for the client then it could be considered abandonment.
Reply
Views: 1217

attentionThis is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:25 AM.
Powered by vBulletin® — Copyright © 2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.




 

My Support Forums

My Support Forums is the online community that was originally begun as the Psych Central Forums in 2001. It now runs as an independent self-help support group community for mental health, personality, and psychological issues and is overseen by a group of dedicated, caring volunteers from around the world.

 

Helplines and Lifelines

The material on this site is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment provided by a qualified health care provider.

Always consult your doctor or mental health professional before trying anything you read here.