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HELP! Is this counselor RIGHT?
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 74705" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Sara is right. She is wrong. She may be able to make a diagnosis that the insurance company will pay attention to, and the school may pay attention to her IF you give her permission to send stuff to her.</p><p></p><p>BUT the ONLY person legally qualified to diagnosis and provide MEDICAL TREATMENT for mentally ill patients is a PSYCHIATRIST. This is a doctor with a medical degree. NOT a therapist, counsellor, or pastor. Or man on the street with ugly plaid pants. (one of these just tried to tell me my son chews on his shirt because he is mentally retarded" - I just laughed and kept on going. My son is very intelligent. The man in the ugly plaid pants is NOT intelligent!).</p><p></p><p>You have the right and responsibility to keep this counsellor's opinions and diagnosis from the school if you disagree. It is important to find a therapist you can work with, and even then it isn't always a good idea to sign off on letting the school andthe docs of any kind talk about your kid. Make them give you a report in writing and IF you want the school to see it then YOU give it to the school.</p><p></p><p>Hugs,</p><p></p><p>Susie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 74705, member: 1233"] Sara is right. She is wrong. She may be able to make a diagnosis that the insurance company will pay attention to, and the school may pay attention to her IF you give her permission to send stuff to her. BUT the ONLY person legally qualified to diagnosis and provide MEDICAL TREATMENT for mentally ill patients is a PSYCHIATRIST. This is a doctor with a medical degree. NOT a therapist, counsellor, or pastor. Or man on the street with ugly plaid pants. (one of these just tried to tell me my son chews on his shirt because he is mentally retarded" - I just laughed and kept on going. My son is very intelligent. The man in the ugly plaid pants is NOT intelligent!). You have the right and responsibility to keep this counsellor's opinions and diagnosis from the school if you disagree. It is important to find a therapist you can work with, and even then it isn't always a good idea to sign off on letting the school andthe docs of any kind talk about your kid. Make them give you a report in writing and IF you want the school to see it then YOU give it to the school. Hugs, Susie [/QUOTE]
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