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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

My journal was my first therapist, where I recorded frustration, anxiety and depression. All I ask is that you keep our conversations here confidential, to respect other peoples’ privacy. I’ve been at Thompson for over six years as a therapist,” Kathy started. Apparently, the staff—or her therapist—had given her a job to do.

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News Items – March 2, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Confidentiality is something that our profession makes as a core principle,” said Wanczyk-Karp. Even just turning over your client list, in our opinion, is a breach of confidentiality.” Kaiser had previously insisted on eliminating pension benefits for new hires even though that would have made it harder to recruit more therapists.

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News Items – March 2, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Confidentiality is something that our profession makes as a core principle,” said Wanczyk-Karp. Even just turning over your client list, in our opinion, is a breach of confidentiality.” Kaiser had previously insisted on eliminating pension benefits for new hires even though that would have made it harder to recruit more therapists.