Psycologist Vs Social Worker

[Jimmy1]

Well I am getting a new therapist unfortunately, hopefully I strike it lucky first time. I have already told the old therapist that I will wait until I have been a couple of times before I get her to hand over the case history.
You know what, I would be keen to see it sometimes too, but it is full of a lot of old demons that I have dealt with and I don't know if it would do any good reading through it.
Its like a psych report I found yesterday from 2008 which says that I am unfit for employment and would not be suited for any sort of employment in the foreseeable future. That sucks.

 

[Zipperhead]

And chapter 3. Sorry, we aren't ready to begin your treatments today. Maybe next Tuesday. Am I missing something here guys? (and girls, sorry). This is the third time they have cancelled on me. DVA at it's finest.

 

[drabs08]

Zipperhead I had a social worker at the VA hospital in Detroit the chick was nut job herself & said she had a heavy coke problem in college. She said if you, me, decide to stay with then we'll never talk about it, but if I don't stay with her & ask her out for a drink she'd tell me if she was still using blow? So I walked away & even tho she was hot, I didn't ask out for drink either, fu@&ing coke head freak , oh & she was hand gun instructor LOL really seriously,

 

[Razorback]

Drabs08, don't you know that people that go into counseling and psychology do it to figure themselves out? LOL!

Just kidding, although that is certainly the joke I hear. Smart move not going down the road with that one.

Here's a question for y'all. Do any of you get a little too much insight on the office situation of these places? I mean, I walk in and I've got the office politics figured out in a matter of minutes and then laugh my ass off that they manage to treat anyone other than themselves, sometimes. You'd think their shit would be more squared away! LOL! No offense, Anthony! I'm sure you got it put together. :tup:

 

[Jimmy1]

I just had to figure out what tup meant. It means castrated sheep. Then I found 'totally useless post'

 

[Razorback]

Zipperhead, the whole cancelling thing really sucks. So is them not getting down to business. They're jerking your chain, man. Now on one side, maybe in conversation with you they have decided that you aren't at a place emotionally or psychologically where you are ready to begin. They, of course, should be upfront if that is the case. On the other hand, maybe they are not paying enough attention to you. I had a counselor (social worker) who did all the talking and didn't really let me get in a word edge wise. Then she proceeded to tell me about what she thought of what was wrong with me. I found a new counselor, because what could I trust the opinion of someone who didn't even take the time to actually know me?

Either way, you need to address your frustration with them in a positive way. Let them know specifically what is frustrating you and see if they have an explanation for it. If not, or if they are unwilling to resolve it, request someone else or go somewhere else if you can. Don't suffer for their ineptness.

Jimmy, are you referencing your own post, or someone else's?

 

[Zipperhead]

They have suggested that "there might be other issues we should address before we start therapy." Of course then they turn around and ask me if I wanted to work on any aspect before we start CPT. How the hell would I know? If there is something you're seeing, spill it Doc, or let's get the show on the road here. Yesterday another Social Worker made some comments as well. Appearantly she believes I'm going to quit once the going gets rough. There was more to it then that, but really, after hearing that assessment, I kinda went into turtle mode and did my best to avoid exploding. Then she arranged for someone to pick me up after sessions because she believed I wouldn't be safe to drive myself home after my sessions. I haven't done this before. I don't know what I'm getting myself into here. And this is not helping.

 

[Zipperhead]

As far as seeing the Office Politics goes, it's kind of an open book isn't it? I guess to some degree we are in there allot, for extended periods, and we are trained to observe and report (I was Recce for a few years) or engage (I was a tanker for 17). So we do get a pretty good overview of the situation. And it isn't a great picture on my end.

 

[Razorback]

Zipperhead, I asked about the office politics for a reason. Sometimes it seems that the greater the disfunction of the office, the less on top of their game they are on for evaluating and treating a client. Not to mention that as observant as we tend to be it can affect our ability to trust their evaluations, assessments, and treatment plans of us. Or even open up to them.

I'm alot like you when it comes to the not knowing what I'm getting myself into with the therapy thing. I can guess, but guessing and knowing are two different things. It makes it difficult to know whether something is going the way it is suppose to be or if they are waiting for me to assert myself and push. Sometimes I wonder if they do that. You know, waiting for us to pound the door down begging to start treatment as a means of gauging whether we are committed, interested, and ready. If that's the case, that doesn't work for me.

 

[Ned]

It's the ignorance of inexperience. They are not (and cannot easily) be tuned in.
It takes a slightly special person, who is willing to ignore their own ego, to accept our experience.
I am lucky, my GP is one such person, and I thank the powers that be for it.
It needs trust, though, and office politics sterilise that.........

 

[Zipperhead]

Well, I am going to beat this whether they want to or not. And if they can't help me, I'll go somewhere were they will. I pushed the therapist into agreeing to start treatments next Tuesday. (Don't get to excited, that is the 4th start day I've been given so far). We'll see if it happens.

 

[Jimmy1]

Jimmy, are you referencing your own post, or someone else's?

LOL, I was down at a swimming carnival and using my I Phone and it had 'tup' at the end of it.

I thought it was you guys, but it must be the forum runner program I was using. lmao. My bad. Its not on my PC at home.