[detour1]

i have been have issues in school ,i have been upset about certain things and i asked to see a school psycholgist and their refused! i told the head of the special education i can't afford 50.00 dollars per week for conseling!
Is there anything i can do to force this ? i am pretty mad at this right now

I have had
communication with Dr. Connors about the appropriate level
of service for Matt. The last several times Matt has
accessed the school psychologist, he did not require the
services of a psychologist and could have been supported by
his guidance counselor to address his
concerns.*
While we
understand that Matt prefers to speak to a school
psychologist, Matt is able to see his guidance counselor
when he is upset and he needs to speak with a trusted adult
about his distress about this peer.*

I spoke
with Mr. Gribouski and he was going to send home the You Inc
paperwork. This would allow Matt to be seen by an outside
therapist during the school day. and is someone he could
continue with after Wachusett. *We would like to have
Matt meet with this You Inc counselor, Dr. Connors, Mr.
Dubzinski, and Mr. Gribouski to help him understand this
transition.*
In the
meantime, Matt may continue to access his guidance
counselor, , and his liaison as
needed.*

[Perna]

I would try talking to the guidance counselor, take heart that the professionals do not think you have a psychological disorder or need for a psychologist and see if you can make it work. The guidance counselor has specialized training too so might be better able to help you if you have school issues, anyway. I'd give it a good try and then assess whether it is working or not and try again or figure out what else you could do. I don't think you can or want to try and force people to help you that don't "want" to? If there's a fee for seeing someone outside of school, the school won't pick up some of it? Have you asked about that?

[Miswimmy1]

Do you have insurance? I imagine that if you can find a therapist who is in-network, and not affiliated with the school, the copay would be much cheaper than $50. But maybe that's just my insurance.

Also, it's been my experience that the public school district is often not the most generous. They are often facing budget restrictions. If they deem that you don't require the services of a psychologist, then I don't know how great your odds are of getting them to change their mind.