Question about paying therapists

October 31, 2006

Hi....I haven't posted in awhile; we've just gotten our VB program up and

running again after a long bout of medical problems with my daughter.

I'm in the midst of hiring therapists again. We have a wonderful CBA and an

extremely talented lead therapist. I've hired a person who is well qualified and

a good worker. We are setting up the money " rules " and I just wondered how you

all handle this.

She called in 2 hours before our second session and had to cancel

because her child had gotten a bad sunburn the day before and was not well. This

was fine with me as I totally " get " the mom and the medical thing. However we

rescheduled for later that week during which my dtr had an Upper GI with small

bowel follow thru, had to drink 16 oz. of barium and spent from 8 AM till 6PM at

the hospital. That night she was up all night with a stomach ache and was a

mess. I called 2 hours before the session was due to start and cancelled however

she still expected me to pay her for the session.

I understand this is a " Job " and she needs to count on a certain amount

of money each week or month but I too have to make alot of arrangements and

preparations before a session. I haven't had this problem before as most who

have worked for us are also friends and we are totally flexible both ways. Not

very professional I admit. So is this how it works in the REAL world? I'm

thinking it probably is and if so I'm not going to be able to afford it and may

as well find someone else before I spend too much more time training her to do

our program. She doesn't come cheap, nor should she as she is very good (not

certified but with an MS in special ed).

Please let me know how you folks handle this type of thing. It's difficult

as my daughter does have alot of medical issues and her health is not all that

predictable.

I'm on digest so if you could cc me at gldcst@... I'd appreciate it.

Thanks for taking the time to read all this.

Sherry

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