#it's literally just that some of my clients see these appts as not important compared to other stuff they have going on | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

butts-bouncing-on-the-beltway · 2 years

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The experience of finagling your schedule to better suit a client who has been struggling with attendance only for them to immediately no-show the new time too.

Buddy I have a waiting list, I do not have time for you to skip sessions for months at a time.

#gonna fucking offer this person my one remaining '1x/month' slot and tell them this is the only time I have available for them now #and if they can't make it we'll have to begin discharge #because like. this can't keep happening every week my schedule is a fucking shit show #i have been gently reminding all my patients that i have a full caseload now and that I need to know for sure they can commit to appts #most have been great about it!#worst case scenario someone loses track of days and i give them a call at 5 after and they're like #oh shit be right on #but SOME OF THESE FOLKS #ooooooh they're testing my capacities #ironically it's never my patients who would be expected based on mental health needs to struggle with dates #it's literally just that some of my clients see these appts as not important compared to other stuff they have going on #WHICH WOULD BE FINE IF I GOT A REAL HEADS UP #OR IF I WEREN'T ALREADY BENDING OVER BACKWARDS TO MAKE SURE THEIR SCHEDULES ARE ACCOMMODATED #if i try to talk this out with them they assure me it's no issue they like their time #and then immediately the next week it's a no show followed up by a 'sorry i made plans and forgot to let you know!'#please #i'm begging you please don't no show your appts #it's so bad for your providers as people and as practices #literally our owner who is like. super anti consequence fees has officially said we're going to have to introduce them for no shows now #because it's apparently not just me and is getting super out of hand

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