Comments on: Incoming: PTSD Stories, And They’re Not Pretty http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2009/08/12/incoming-ptsd-stories-and-theyre-not-pretty/ Updated information on Veteran Benefits, featured Military Bloggers, the You Served Podcast and various other news and information relevant to Veterans. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:25:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Claire http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2009/08/12/incoming-ptsd-stories-and-theyre-not-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-275295 Claire Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:35:00 +0000 http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/?p=2828#comment-275295 Susan, The battle for using evidence based practices has been a very long going battle -- and not one that I see coming to an end anytime soon. As a matter of fact, if health care reform goes through the choices for Vets outside of the VA will become even harder to come by. There is a group (give an hour) that encourages mental health professionals to donate an hour a week to see a Veteran for free. This way the practitioner can use more sound practice, offer continuity, and not burden the Vet with a bill for the therapy. I now live in TN and have not transferred my license information. It's probably way out of date. I am looking into what it will take to be credentialed here so I can help. I think the answer for filling in the gap, anyway, will come from the private sector. There is nothing more disturbing than having legislators dictating practice when they have no clue of the ramifications of the restrictions, parameters and limits they put on a practitioner. I think we are getting ready to see a huge disaster if health care reform goes through... I am only hoping that the private sector keeps some options open to our Veterans. After all they have give for us it's the absolute least we can give back to them. Susan, The battle for using evidence based practices has been a very long going battle — and not one that I see coming to an end anytime soon. As a matter of fact, if health care reform goes through the choices for Vets outside of the VA will become even harder to come by.

There is a group (give an hour) that encourages mental health professionals to donate an hour a week to see a Veteran for free. This way the practitioner can use more sound practice, offer continuity, and not burden the Vet with a bill for the therapy. I now live in TN and have not transferred my license information. It’s probably way out of date. I am looking into what it will take to be credentialed here so I can help.

I think the answer for filling in the gap, anyway, will come from the private sector. There is nothing more disturbing than having legislators dictating practice when they have no clue of the ramifications of the restrictions, parameters and limits they put on a practitioner. I think we are getting ready to see a huge disaster if health care reform goes through… I am only hoping that the private sector keeps some options open to our Veterans. After all they have give for us it’s the absolute least we can give back to them.

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