----- Original Message -----From: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">Kath GriffithsTo: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 12:52 PMSubject: counselling referralsI work in a law firm which provides health insurance for employees. Currently, under our scheme, in order to have counselling employees need to be referred by a GP to a psychiatrist for assessment who then either continues treatment (CBT) or refers to a therapist.I am looking at a proposal to our insurers so that I can refer directly for a fixed number of sessions when an employee presents with work related or impacting stress. Does anyone else have experience of implementing this? if so, what criteria do you use? who do you refer to?Does anyone know of any research on number of sessions usually required, frequency of treatment, comparison of psychiatrist led care vs. therapist/counsellor in stress cases. etc. Overall cost/benefit will obviously be an important considerationKath GriffithsOccupational Health AdvisorFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer65 Fleet StreetEC4Y 1HS0207 716 402407966 961 821This email and any attachments is strictly confidential. Accordingly this email and its attachments should not be forwarded, reproduced or made available to any third party under any circumstances without prior consent from Occupational Health . If you are not the intended recipient please advise the sender immediately by reply email and delete the message and any attachments without reading, distributing or copying.
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