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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 380121" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>As many of you know, I have been going to this therapy program for years now. It is an agency that has been in somewhat of a flux because of the way this state has pushed down legislation on how mental health is to be run. Back in 05 I think it was, the state really screwed up our state run mental health system by taking it from a state run/county run system to doing this weird system where they decided that it would be more cost effective to allow the private business sector to run all these individual Psychiatric/psychological behavioral mental health businesses. What a fiasco. Every Tom, Jim and Harry opened up a shop on every corner and hired a few psychologists, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or 2, a few case managers and some PCA's and then they got these revolving door psychiatrists that couldnt get a job in the private sector to revolve through all these places. </p><p></p><p>This was all paid through medicaid, some private insurance and then of course, the state's indigent client funds. How this cost less money, I have no idea.</p><p></p><p>Well, turns out they had so much fraud going on, that they have had to start closing these things down. They have started mandating so many hours per client, yada yada. Its a mess.</p><p></p><p>Therapy as most folks know it is a thing of the past. Its all a numbers game and just a mess.</p><p></p><p>Well, I have only been approved for about the next 6 months but supposedly I am getting therapy for 2 hours a week. Ok, thats good. But Im also supposedly getting something called Community Support Services which I have no idea what that is and then another service which is just filling out paperwork when needed. </p><p></p><p>What makes me upset is, is that supposedly I am getting the CSS (Community Support Services) 2 hours a week and the other service at least an hour a week...and they are supposed to come to my home...which I really really dont like...but I have been told for the past three weeks they are coming and I have not seen them, no call, no text, no email. I sit here and wait...no nothing.</p><p></p><p>Im ticked. </p><p></p><p>I think I am just gonna fire them. I see no use for a service I dont want, cant see a use for and dont want in my house. I dont even know these people. If that means I have to give up my therapist at this point, oh well. Im gonna lose her in a few months anyway. I will have to find someone knew then. Probably a private run psychologist. I see a private psychiatrist anyway. Im just tired of having to wait around for people who arent going to show up. I offered to meet these people at their agency but heck, what good would that do if they werent going to be there either! My therapist said one of the people could probably come on a weekend but oh heck no! My house is a zoo on the weekends. I could have Keyana, everyone is home, or heck, we could be gone somewhere. I dont want to have to plan my weekends around someone who might or might not show up. </p><p></p><p>The worst thing about this is I just dont like people in my house. Period, end of story.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 380121, member: 1514"] As many of you know, I have been going to this therapy program for years now. It is an agency that has been in somewhat of a flux because of the way this state has pushed down legislation on how mental health is to be run. Back in 05 I think it was, the state really screwed up our state run mental health system by taking it from a state run/county run system to doing this weird system where they decided that it would be more cost effective to allow the private business sector to run all these individual Psychiatric/psychological behavioral mental health businesses. What a fiasco. Every Tom, Jim and Harry opened up a shop on every corner and hired a few psychologists, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or 2, a few case managers and some PCA's and then they got these revolving door psychiatrists that couldnt get a job in the private sector to revolve through all these places. This was all paid through medicaid, some private insurance and then of course, the state's indigent client funds. How this cost less money, I have no idea. Well, turns out they had so much fraud going on, that they have had to start closing these things down. They have started mandating so many hours per client, yada yada. Its a mess. Therapy as most folks know it is a thing of the past. Its all a numbers game and just a mess. Well, I have only been approved for about the next 6 months but supposedly I am getting therapy for 2 hours a week. Ok, thats good. But Im also supposedly getting something called Community Support Services which I have no idea what that is and then another service which is just filling out paperwork when needed. What makes me upset is, is that supposedly I am getting the CSS (Community Support Services) 2 hours a week and the other service at least an hour a week...and they are supposed to come to my home...which I really really dont like...but I have been told for the past three weeks they are coming and I have not seen them, no call, no text, no email. I sit here and wait...no nothing. Im ticked. I think I am just gonna fire them. I see no use for a service I dont want, cant see a use for and dont want in my house. I dont even know these people. If that means I have to give up my therapist at this point, oh well. Im gonna lose her in a few months anyway. I will have to find someone knew then. Probably a private run psychologist. I see a private psychiatrist anyway. Im just tired of having to wait around for people who arent going to show up. I offered to meet these people at their agency but heck, what good would that do if they werent going to be there either! My therapist said one of the people could probably come on a weekend but oh heck no! My house is a zoo on the weekends. I could have Keyana, everyone is home, or heck, we could be gone somewhere. I dont want to have to plan my weekends around someone who might or might not show up. The worst thing about this is I just dont like people in my house. Period, end of story. [/QUOTE]
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