Emma kaplan

Addicted to my therapist
2016-09-08 19:02:58 (UTC)

Job

Bored bored bored at work. I am scared to admit that I want to help patients long term not on an acute basis. And I am scared to admit that I just need more time with patients. I am scared if I choose a new career in mental health that this same thing will happen.

Either I won't like being a therapist, it will be too draining and ruin my life, or I really have a great job now and just can't see it. My dad is willing to pay for all my schooling s cost of living he just said I have to prove it to him through research that this same thing won't happen again. And also make an itemized list of my spending.

This whole therapist thing is up in the air. And I feel like id be making a mistake to leave this great hospital. But my specific job sucks in a way I just can't explain. It is what u make it. It has no supervision. I didn't do a drop of work till 1:30pm. My coworkers are great. My groups get pushed to 4pm when few patients come. I only get one group a day sometimes. I am untrained for the complex groups and overqualified for the leisure game groups. He evals would have a purpose if I met with the patients on a follow up basis. As is they pain me in their inability to get to know the patient.

I could do whatever the hell I wanted in these groups, but h see these conditions I have been very limited. I have been trying new things for a year. Seriously legally according to my licensure I am supposed to eval every new patient--24beds w 5 day stays. But instead I have 6/24 patients evaluated.

I bill and am supposed to earn money for the unit but for the good and bad no one tells me how much money to earn. This can't possibly be my 40 year career? I'm telling you I am really smart and have not been able to make this the forever job. I have no other options in this field.

But is being a therapist putting me in this same situation?? Again?? Will I be healthy enough to do it? Why am I in such risky situations? I have till may to decide and till march to apply to school. I am taking a class until then on psychotherapy.

Is it "woe is me"? Or "learn more before you cross that bridge and pray you find what is waiting is good" please can it be good! What are the chances? I do not know.




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