Getting the best out of Therapy

So, this week my client at the location we are doing field work got another therapy added on to her schedule. Now, she has three students, plus her normal therapist working on her case. On the day I saw her She had already had 2 therapy sessions and then worked with me for an hour and a half. She was exhausted by the time our session was over, but was still as bubbly as ever.

Although a lot of clients get an exuberant amount of therapy, not all of them can handle everything they are receiving. And some clients don't receive the amount of therapy they need. But, they are required by insurance to receive whatever amount of therapy as the therapist sees fit and gets approved. And all I can hope for is that the therapist that first evaluates each person understands what kind of impact they could have on a patient's outcome. If they request too much therapy and the patient could relapse, or get denied on their next claim. If they request funding for too little therapy, their recovery is going to take longer & be more expensive for the patient in the long run. It is all a matter of really knowing your stuff. Knowing the medical system and the diagnosis that you are dealing with, as well as it's normal course.

We were lucky enough to be a part of a school that takes this seriously. Between my school and the fieldwork site, everyone wants our clients to get the best out of their therapy. And my client is getting the best of both worlds.