Comments on: Child Abuse Programs in UK Get a Bad Rap http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/child-abuse-programs-uk/ Exploring Healthy Psychotherapy Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:42:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Nicole http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/child-abuse-programs-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-20300 Nicole Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:19:23 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=3033#comment-20300 Hey is this just another way for conservatives to put a bad spin on socialized medicine? You cannot tell me that sometimes the wait times here in the US are any better especially for the millions who have no health insurance at all. And sometimes what those people have to accept as care is minimal at best. If there is good care in the socialized system then take it because at least it is paid for by your tax dollars and every citizen is assured that he or she can get help. That is not always the case here. Hey is this just another way for conservatives to put a bad spin on socialized medicine? You cannot tell me that sometimes the wait times here in the US are any better especially for the millions who have no health insurance at all. And sometimes what those people have to accept as care is minimal at best. If there is good care in the socialized system then take it because at least it is paid for by your tax dollars and every citizen is assured that he or she can get help. That is not always the case here.

]]> By: Irene http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/child-abuse-programs-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-20292 Irene Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:55:55 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=3033#comment-20292 I think it's sick that this has to happen even with mental health services. I think Britain needs some major revamp on its health care services. I think it’s sick that this has to happen even with mental health services. I think Britain needs some major revamp on its health care services.

]]> By: Fletcher http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/child-abuse-programs-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-20285 Fletcher Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:55:06 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=3033#comment-20285 The vast majority of jobs in health are within the UK's National Health Service (NHS). This is their government funded public health service. Britons can also go private if they so choose. Each country within the UK (Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales)has their own base of NHS operations and related websites. England is the largest. Terminology is slightly different in the UK. I estimate that your training is most closely aligned with their psychotherapist with perhaps an overlap into the counsellor roles. These pages describe the work of psychotherapists and counsellors, and the qualifications required, in England. Psychotherapist: http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/details/Default.aspx?Id=291 Counsellor: http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/details/Default.aspx?Id=896 I suggest contacting them to ask what your qualifications and training to date would be equivalent to in the UK and what your NHS career options are. Good luck. The vast majority of jobs in health are within the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). This is their government funded public health service. Britons can also go private if they so choose. Each country within the UK (Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales)has their own base of NHS operations and related websites. England is the largest.

Terminology is slightly different in the UK. I estimate that your training is most closely aligned with their psychotherapist with perhaps an overlap into the counsellor roles. These pages describe the work of psychotherapists and counsellors, and the qualifications required, in England.

Psychotherapist: http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/details/Default.aspx?Id=291

Counsellor: http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/details/Default.aspx?Id=896

I suggest contacting them to ask what your qualifications and training to date would be equivalent to in the UK and what your NHS career options are. Good luck.

]]> By: shannon http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/child-abuse-programs-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-20282 shannon Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:54:16 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=3033#comment-20282 This story reminds me of going to a store and having to "take a number" before getting customer support... you just can't put a child on a long waiting list once she or he has come forward. I had no idea that there was a shortage of therapists in England. Shoot maybe I should move there to do my internship. Does anyone have any idea what it takes to work in mental health in the UK? i have a masters degree and I'm working toward getting my LMFT and LPC in WA state. This story reminds me of going to a store and having to “take a number” before getting customer support… you just can’t put a child on a long waiting list once she or he has come forward. I had no idea that there was a shortage of therapists in England. Shoot maybe I should move there to do my internship. Does anyone have any idea what it takes to work in mental health in the UK? i have a masters degree and I’m working toward getting my LMFT and LPC in WA state.

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