Greater Understanding Needed for Sensitive Claims in New Zealand
September 8th, 2009
For victims of traumatic events such as rape, discussing memories, thoughts, and feelings with a mental health professional can be extraordinarily difficult, and may require that a great deal of trust be build and maintained in order to create the right atmosphere for healing. But in New Zealand, administrative practices are threatening to greatly hinder this process, according to one mental health advocate. To aid the establishment of and response to health care claims, agencies may require clients to meet with three different professionals before receiving extensive treatment, a requirement some see as being detrimental to recovery.
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It should be kept in mind that people suffering from psychological problems need to be taken care of, and not troubled. I can say from my personal experience as how difficult it is to talk about an event that is the cause of our problem with anybody. Now, doing the same with a new person must be all the more difficult and the least the administration can do is not to make it more difficult.
It is important to comfort the victims of traumatic events and care for them to help them in getting out of their trauma. The mental state of such people is very weak and they will be very scared and submissive. In such a scenario, reports of hinder to such initiatives was totally uncalled for.
This is so degrading to the victims of this type of abuse. Why does the government want to keep them from getting the care that they need, all for the sake of going through all of the red tape motions? It makes me ill to think of the care that innocent people may not receive because of the “proper” steps that have to be taken first. Are their needs no longer a priority?
It’s extremely distasteful and ignorant on the part of NZ to put cost cutting before compassion and respect for the abuse victim. I dare say a man came up with that stupid idea…no woman would be so cold.
I see no benefit for the victim in telling the story three times, only more upset. Are they hoping that one of the therapists will decline the help and save the system money? That’s diabolical.
Surely that arrangement isn’t in the least bit helpful for the therapists either. When the patient elects which one of the three they see fit to continue on with, all the work put into the meetings by the remaining two was wasted time and energy.
In my experience when you are a victim of 30yrs sexual abuse ranging from incest, pedophile, stalkers & rape, the last thing you wont is to tell 3 therapists your history. As like your usual doctor you want to be able to confide in one person, that person you build your trust with. As this has been taken from you. I have had extensive therapy sessions with many Councillors & the main focus should be to educate & compensate the victims with one therapist.
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