A very short version is that insurance doesn’t compensate adequately, and a therapist can’t work 40 hours/week because patients typically aren’t available during conventional working hours. Also, therapists are only paid when patients show up, so schedulng enough hours is even harder than it sounds.
The economics of being a therapist.
http://siderea.livejournal.com/1303059.html
http://siderea.livejournal.com/1308342.html
http://siderea.livejournal.com/1308342.html
A very short version is that insurance doesn’t compensate adequately, and a therapist can’t work 40 hours/week because patients typically aren’t available during conventional working hours. Also, therapists are only paid when patients show up, so schedulng enough hours is even harder than it sounds.
psychiatrist != psychologist
But interesting links, thank you.