This blog is dedicated to the growing amount of international visitors to my site and practice. It is not easy to be in a foreign country, needing psychological help. I often answer questions from international clients on how the Danish health system works regarding psychological treatment. That is not strange, as it can be quite a jungle to navigate through - even for native Danes! Below, I sum up some basic information that you might find helpful: Publicly supported psychotherapy for adults With a referral from your general practitioner, you have the right to receive psychotherapy with public support, in clinics with a public service agreement. That will bring the normal fee down to around 400 kr. a session (see below about Sygeforsikringen "danmark"). Only a limited amount of clinics have a public service agreement, so make sure to seek information about this with the particular therapist. Waiting lists are often very long for publically supported psychotherapy (read more below). Please note: My clinic does not have a public service agreement, and thus a referral from your general practitioner can not be used with me. Below is a complete list of criteria, that your doctor will have in mind when you ask him for a referral to a psychologist:
Free psychological treatment for youngsters between the ages og 18 and 24 years A previously temporary trial scheme entitling youngsters to free psychological help for anxiety and depression has shown so much success, that this scheme has been made permanent. Since the second semester of 2021, youngsters between the ages of 18 and 24 years suffering from anxiety or depression can now receive fully publicly funded psychotherapy. Please note, that this scheme is only accessible with a referral from your general practitioner. Children under the age of 18 years Children and young people under the age of 18 are also entitled to psychological help according to the practice agreement regarding psychotherapy. However, this scheme does not cover anxiety and depression. Again, referral from your general practitioner is the key to this service. Waiting lists for publicly supported psychotherapy can be long The authorities are controlling expenses for psychotherapy by limiting the amount of psychologists with a public support agreement. Further, there is a limitation to the amount of clients with public support, that any of those psychologists can take in every year. There is a quota for every of the above mentioned 11 criteria, and the quota for depression and anxiety are often filled up quickly - resulting in even longer waiting lists for treatment for these criteria, than you will usually find within this scheme. Should you have a referral, you might try a search on www.sundhed.dk (unfortunately only in Danish) for length of psychologists' waiting lists in your area with or without public agreement. Waiting lists are often shorter in more rural areas, so it can be a good idea to broaden your geographical area as much as possible. Private health insurances The terms of coverage for psychotherapy differs between private health insurances. Many insurances offer full coverage of sessions with an authorized psychologist (as am I). However, some insurances have their own network of psychologists, and will not (or not fully) cover sessions held outside of this network. Some insurances initially advice you to choose from their own network of psychologists (as those usually work under reduced rates, thus it is cheaper for the insurance company), but should there be special reasons such as language barriers or other individual concerns, it may be possible to choose your own psychologist. Please check the terms of your insurance for specific information. Sygeforsikringen "danmark" Sygeforsikringen "danmark" is a members-owned private health insurance that contributes financially to ordinary health-related expenses. You can choose between four different insurance groups. Most of these groups cover part of the fee of psychotherapy, if you meet one of the criteria mentioned under Publicly Supported Psychotherapy. This applies to sessions with an authorized psychologist (as myself), whether you have a referral from your general practitioner or not. Please check the terms of your insurance for specific information. You can read more about Sygeforsikringen "danmark" in English here. Community financed psychological treatment In some cases, you might be able to get full or partial coverage of psychotherapy through your community. Please ask your social worker at your community, whose name you should be able to request at Borgerservice, phone (Aarhus): +45 89402000. Industrial Industry Board (Arbejdsskadestyrelsen) In relation to certain work related mental injuries, the Danish Industrial Board (Arbejdsskadestyrelsen) subsidizes psychological treatment. Follow this link or call +45 72206000 for further information. Acute psychiatric care In case of severe and acute crisis, you might need to go to the psychiatric emergency room ("Psykiatrisk Skadestue"), which is part of the hospital system in Denmark. To go there, you need to talk to your general practitioner first. If you need help outside of office hours, the doctors on call (”Lægevagten”) can help you further: Phone: +45 70113131. Your general practitioner or doctor-on-call will refer you to further relevant treatment. I hope this was useful to you! In case you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. Reservations are made for errors and omissions
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Helt overordnet har en psykolog en 5-årig uddannelse i psykologi, en psykiater er læge-uddannet med speciale i kroppens og hjernens samspil med psyken - mens alle og enhver kan kalde sig psykoterapeut. Der er dog nogle nuancer, det som klient kan være vigtigt at have øje for, når man søger efter rette hjælp til psykiske problemer. Dem forsøger jeg at kaste lys over i denne blog post. psykolog: En kandidatgrad i psykologi "Psykolog" er en beskyttet titel, hvilket betyder, at du ikke må bruge betegnelsen om dig selv, med mindre du har en 5-årig universitetsuddannelse i psykologi. Der er enkelte undtagelser, som fx "hundepsykolog", men fx må man ikke kalde sig "sportspsykolog", hvis ikke man har psykologuddannelsen bag sig - uanset hvor meget specialiseret viden, man end måtte have indenfor sport og psyke. Nogle kender måske udtrykket "autoriseret psykolog". Denne titel dækker over dels psykologuddannelsen og dels en mindst 2-årig efteruddannelse, som indebærer formaliserede krav til omfang af praktisk erfaring, indholdet af arbejdsopgaverne samt supervision ved en allerede-autoriseret psykolog. Sidstnævnte sikrer, at den nyuddannede psykolog tilegner sig en bred viden om, hvordan teori og forskning kan overføres til praksis, ligesom han/hun kan få sparring og støtte ift. de udfordringer, et almindeligt psykologarbejde indebærer. Psykoterapeut - ikke en beskyttet titel Det vigtigste at være opmærksom på ift. "psykoterapeut"-titlen er, at den ikke er beskyttet. Det betyder, at alle og enhver kan kalde sig for psykoterapeut, om de netop er stået ud af sengen, har et weekend-kursus eller flere års psykoterapeutisk uddannelse på bagen. En psykolog, autoriseret eller ej, kan således også kalde sig for psykoterapeut, men en psykoterapeut må ikke uden videre kalde sig for psykolog:
Hos en "psykoterapeut MPF", som er medlem af Dansk Psykoterapeutforening, er du sikret et vist fagligt niveau, sammenlignet med andre psykoterapeuter: Medlemskab kræver, at personen har en mellemlang videregående uddannelse indenfor "det mellemmenneskelige felt" (fx lærer, pædagog, sygeplejerske, socialrådgiver m.m.), samt mindst 3 års fuldtidsarbejde indenfor denne grunduddannelse. Dertil kommer mindst 4 års psykoterapeutisk efter-uddannelse ved én af de uddannelser, der er godkendt af foreningen. aut. psykolog vs. psykoterapeut MPF? Der er dog nogle vigtige opmærksomhedspunkter i forskellen mellem autoriserede psykologer og psykoterapeuter MPF, som jeg har forsøgt at ridse op i nedenstående oversigt:
... og en psykiater? Psykoterapeutisk skoling indgår i uddannelsen til psykiater, ligesom læring om hjerne og krop indgår i uddannelsen til psykolog. Men fordi psykiaterens faglige udgangspunkt er lægeligt, har han/hun ofte en mere medicinsk/biologisk tilgang til den menneskelige psyke, end en psykolog i kraft af sin uddannelse har. Psykiater er (ligesom psykolog) en beskyttet titel, og du må således ikke kalde dig dette med mindre du er uddannet speciallæge i psykiatri. Er du i tvivl om, hvad du har brug for? Hvis beskrivelsen her fortsat efterlader dig i tvivl om, hvilken faggruppe du med fordel kan henvende dig til med din aktuelle problemstilling, er du velkommen til at kontakte mig for en kort uforpligtende rådgivning.
Online psykologbehandling har mange fordele. Alligevel er mange - fagpersoner som klienter - forbeholdne overfor, om web-baseret behandling er lige så effektivt som face-to-face samtaler. Det måske overraskende svar er, at web-baseret psykologbehandling i det store og hele er lige så effektivt som ved fremmøde. Web-baseret psykologbehandling |
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