Posted by Racer on December 20, 2007, at 15:36:34
In reply to Re: Banned from partial hospitalization program =( » dancinbillie, posted by lovelorn on December 20, 2007, at 11:24:02
Another option is to file a complaint with the licensing board. Include any documentation you might have -- especially anything in writing from the partial hospital program regarding their refusal to readmit you -- and send it off to the licensing board.
The bad news is that my own experience suggests that nothing will be done, but the process itself was helpful to me. What's more, if they get any other complaints in the next couple of years, they'll look at your complaint again, too. It's possible that you'll be part of preventing this sort of thing from happening to others, even if you don't get direct satisfaction from your complaint.
Sad, huh? But filing a complaint is a lot cheaper than hiring an attorney.
I'm very sorry this happened to you. I had a very bad experience some years back with my own treatment, and made complaints to various licensing boards as a result. As I mentioned, the process was helpful for me, although there were no actions taken. (At least, as far as I know.) It's hard to get over this sort of thing, but working towards your own healing -- regardless of what happens or doesn't happen to the other people involved -- is probably your best bet. The sad reality is that it's hard to prove malpractice, and it usually requires something so unequivocally outrageous that no one could dispute the problem. (I'm talking more along the lines of sexual exploitation, physical assault, amputating the wrong limb, etc. The sorts of psychological damage that we're discussing here may not reach that level, although it's still worth trying.)
Good luck.
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