In: Psychology
You have finally completed training at your new job as a therapist and feel fully informed about policy and procedure. You are excited to start seeing clients. A referral for individual therapy is given to you from the secretary and you initiate services with the client. During your initial intake assessment, you determine the client meets diagnostic criteria for PTSD. You staff your intake session with your supervisor, who proceeds to tell you the client needs to be diagnosed with an adjustment disorder in order to fit with a more strength-based and wellness approach that characterizes the agency. Your supervisor tells you that the agency diagnoses clients with the least restrictive diagnosis and urges you to change your diagnosis because of a belief that PTSD is to stigmatizing to clients. However, the client has already been informed they meet criteria for PTSD and they do not agree with your new diagnosis and do not want to engage in treatment.
How would you handle a situation?
Also discuss how you would ethically handle situations in which clients.
being a practitioner I cannot deviate my client with false or misleading information.
I need to explain the rality in such a way that the client accepts the truth and we both as a team need to overcome the issue basically that’s my role.
I am not hear to create or adjust health issues just because it has societal stigma.
PTSD and adjustment disorder both are different there lines of treatment are different hence no way will I adjust in saying that it is not PTSD but sort of an adjustment disorder.
An adjustment disorder/stress response syndrome is not the same as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD occurs as a reaction to a life-threatening event that occurs at least 1 month after the event, and its symptoms tend to last longer than in adjustment disorders/stress response syndromes.
(My friend in case you want more info regarding difference between both the disorder let me know i can help you with same, currently not sure if this would suffice)