Reducing the Stigma of Therapy – Toronto Summit
July 16th, 2009 |
A GoodTherapy.org News Summary
Recognizing the ability of therapy to help mitigate many costs associated with the medical health industry as well as help people enjoy richer lives, organizers in Toronto have put together a summit which yesterday examined possibilities for de-stigmatizing therapy. A particularly popular idea was the integration of quality mental health services with traditional medical care, such as the availability of treatments for cancer and other medical concerns. The summit is a big step in fostering public awareness and acceptance of therapy in Toronto, and its impact on the local community should be interesting to observe.
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the idea of integrating a therapy appointment into routine medical care is an expensive but valuable idea… even if “patients” see the doctor once or twice or year, they could be screened however briefly and perhaps the “stigma” could be reduced..but honestly, i don’t trust the medical model to do this in a relational human way. medical assistants, nurses, doctors, are not generally trained in the art of establishing rapport and relationship in the way experienced therapists are. so including a trained therapist would be an important key to making this work.. what do guys and gals think?
There would definitely need to be a trained therapist on board for me to even consider something like this. An MD does not necessarily make the best care taker of my mental health! Smart yes, but maybe not exactly what I need.
Always gonna be those people who are afraid of what they do not know, and it is those same people who are going to make the biggest stink about things. We all are afraid to try something new but I think we could all use a little tune up every now and then and this sounds like the ideal way to do that without having to actually tell someone that you are considering talk therapy.
I think its a brilliant idea to have scheduled therapy with regular medical care. I think it’s easier when it becomes procedural.
I can see the pros and cons to this issue, although I think I lean a little more heavily toward thinking that if and when I think I need to seek therapy I will have no problem tracking that down. I do not want it assumed that I would like to have this done for me.
It sounds like a good idea, and hopefully it will work and benefit many, but like many others have voiced…Medical doctors? Are they really in the position and can they actually do the job of a therapist? That’s yet to be proven.