News and Notes

Thats a title of a nice NPR news program; for today I'd like to borrow that title for my own blog. Because today's writings have much to do with both news and notes.
As I'm learning from my employment office there is much to be noted about the divide between dream and reality.
I am thinking about brief treatment, and its effects on the population that seeks psychotherapy. More specifically, what do treatment mandates have to do with pt mental health and chances for improvement. If a person cannot make a personal choice when and where to pursue psychotherapy and if the alloted time for treatment is limited by another third party, what role does that play in the pt's strive for autonomy; what role does it play in the relationship that exists between the therapist and pt--which at a certain time may be interrupted, questioned, examined, or otherwise by a company that may not know much about psychotherapy or the pt and therapist involved. What all this means to me is the importance of supporting oneself financially is ever more important. To clarify--one is an ideal state of financial health when one is knowledgeable about his or her money, where it's coming from and where it is going (children of course are not in this category). Getting aid from insurance to pay for psychotherapy is important and helpful, however depending on such systems may be dangerous and damaging.
The question I'd like to ask all of you: are there any ideas for how to afford psychotherapy?
Some I have thought of include Having a medical savings fund specifically for therapy treatment, investing early on in money 'vehicles' that are aimed specifically to access psychotherapy if needed, obtaining therapy early when treatment may be briefer.
Of course these are just temporary remedies that may be used in a our current economic climate. Why not fight for mental health parity instead?

That is the principal argument of this post and this blog- We cannot and should not simply accept the rules of the insurance companies; instead we must collaborate, negotiate, and sometimes fight to assure that individuals get the kind of treatment they need and deserve.

Also this is about the economy