Mental Health Screening Day : WHAT'S THE POINT TO THAT IF THERE ARE NO SERVICES TO BE OBTAINED?
My submission to Western NC Psychological Association, an admittedly good organization w/ well intentioned people who do not seem to have much of an idea of the limitations associated MH reform in western NC:
I might wonder what is the purpose of screening if there is no treatment? There apprently is no Counseling Center at AB Tech as per the statement below about the matter: "AB Tech will provide the referral list"
We already know that for Western Highlands Network LME that:
1. there are 8 max sessions of therapy/ year; more can be obtained if you have a personality disorder and you also obtain grp therapy utilizing DBT format (this is per the Utilization Review supervisor, Marsha Ring, WHN LME). Moreover, this is only obtained if the provider is willing to spend literally hours of time filling out the ever changing paperwork.
2. there are no psychiatric services to be had in western NC that I can turn up. The psychiatrists are all tied into organizations and/ or clients are referred to The Balsam Center which is Waynesville, NC. This is part of Smoky Mountain Center LME. Apparently there is such a shortage of psychiatrists and prescribing mental health people associated w/ WHN LME, that there is something of an agreement between the 2 LME's re: this matter. Good person to ask and an excellent friend of mental health providers, advocates, and clients is Doug Trantham, 828 586 5501, director of emergency services for SMC LME.
And if you still don't have enough information, might I suggest you survey the documentation of these problems per my NC mental health reform blogspot: http://madame-defarge.blogspot.com/
cc: Donald Reuss, Adult Provider relations, WHN LME
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GO GET SCREENED----FOR WHAT?
Hello WNCPA members,
MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING DAYS ARE JUST AROUND THE CORNER!
Our first opportunity is scheduled for October 15th, 2008
The purpose of mental health screening days is to screen for anxiety and depression in college students and to offer referrals. Treatment is not provided.
AB Tech is in need of 11 psychologists from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on October 15th.
FORMAT FOR THE SCREENING DAY:
-Students arrive and fill out the screening tool (provided)
-After looking over the scored responses, the psychologist will invite the student into a
brief private discussion, offering a referral if need be
-AB Tech will provide the referral list
I might wonder what is the purpose of screening if there is no treatment? There apprently is no Counseling Center at AB Tech as per the statement below about the matter: "AB Tech will provide the referral list"
We already know that for Western Highlands Network LME that:
1. there are 8 max sessions of therapy/ year; more can be obtained if you have a personality disorder and you also obtain grp therapy utilizing DBT format (this is per the Utilization Review supervisor, Marsha Ring, WHN LME). Moreover, this is only obtained if the provider is willing to spend literally hours of time filling out the ever changing paperwork.
2. there are no psychiatric services to be had in western NC that I can turn up. The psychiatrists are all tied into organizations and/ or clients are referred to The Balsam Center which is Waynesville, NC. This is part of Smoky Mountain Center LME. Apparently there is such a shortage of psychiatrists and prescribing mental health people associated w/ WHN LME, that there is something of an agreement between the 2 LME's re: this matter. Good person to ask and an excellent friend of mental health providers, advocates, and clients is Doug Trantham, 828 586 5501, director of emergency services for SMC LME.
And if you still don't have enough information, might I suggest you survey the documentation of these problems per my NC mental health reform blogspot: http://madame-defarge.blogspot.com/
cc: Donald Reuss, Adult Provider relations, WHN LME
********************************
GO GET SCREENED----FOR WHAT?
Hello WNCPA members,
MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING DAYS ARE JUST AROUND THE CORNER!
Our first opportunity is scheduled for October 15th, 2008
The purpose of mental health screening days is to screen for anxiety and depression in college students and to offer referrals. Treatment is not provided.
AB Tech is in need of 11 psychologists from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on October 15th.
FORMAT FOR THE SCREENING DAY:
-Students arrive and fill out the screening tool (provided)
-After looking over the scored responses, the psychologist will invite the student into a
brief private discussion, offering a referral if need be
-AB Tech will provide the referral list
posted by Marsha V. Hammond, PhD at 1:01 AM
1 Comments:
Hi,
I'm an LCSW working in Mental Health here in NC. I'd like to e-mail you privately, if I may, with some questions about client services and MH reform in general. Your blog helps me keep going in day-to-day work and I'm thinking there must be other professionals out there who feel the same. Is it possible to contact you other than through this comment page?
Thank you,
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