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If I were a trained mental health professional who had also been trained on emotional regulation capable of doing this job in a society where mental health prof

If I were a trained mental health professional who had also been trained on emotional regulation capable of doing this job in a society where mental health professionals are equal to nurses and doctors I would definitely do this job for the salary equivalent to a nurse or a doctor. I’d be contributing to the greater good much more than my current position writing software that will never change/save lives.

raverbashing 8y ago
You make it sound like those professionals have some magical training to withstand the abuse, the stress, the bad situations of the job. While they do have some training, it is not possible to shake some things off easily and it does get old quick. One of the reasons why drug abuse is so prevalent in some medical communities.
Digory 8y ago
The median physician salary is $217,000, and the average family doctor oversees a panel of 2,300 people, who see him or her about 20 minutes, two or three times a year. There is not a sustainable system where workers pay taxes sufficient to afford a specially trained nurse or doctor for full time, personal care for everyone who could benefit from it. If we don’t have social networks that shoulder burdens at what looks like an economic loss, there’s not enough paid care to go around at the levels of empathy we want.
- WillPostForFood 8y ago
  The 2300 number is commonly cited, but more recent surveys suggest average panel size is much lower. Recent studies of various practice settings in the United States and abroad found current panel sizes ranging from 1200 to 1900 patients per physician. For example, Kaiser Permanente reported a mean per-physician panel size of 1751 patients, and Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound reported a panel size of 1490 patients per physician.18 The US Department of Veterans Affairs reported a mean panel size of 1266 patients per full-time equivalent physician.19 One study in Canada found a panel size of 1400 patients per PCP.20 A study in Denmark found a maximum level of 1600 patients per physician,21 and a study in England found 2033 patients per solo physician.22 https://www.jabfm.org/content/29/4/496.full https://www.jabfm.org/content/29/4/496.full

raverbashing 8y ago

You make it sound like those professionals have some magical training to withstand the abuse, the stress, the bad situations of the job. While they do have some training, it is not possible to shake some things off easily and it does get old quick. One of the reasons why drug abuse is so prevalent in some medical communities.

Digory 8y ago

The median physician salary is $217,000, and the average family doctor oversees a panel of 2,300 people, who see him or her about 20 minutes, two or three times a year. There is not a sustainable system where workers pay taxes sufficient to afford a specially trained nurse or doctor for full time, personal care for everyone who could benefit from it. If we don’t have social networks that shoulder burdens at what looks like an economic loss, there’s not enough paid care to go around at the levels of empathy we want.

WillPostForFood 8y ago
The 2300 number is commonly cited, but more recent surveys suggest average panel size is much lower. Recent studies of various practice settings in the United States and abroad found current panel sizes ranging from 1200 to 1900 patients per physician. For example, Kaiser Permanente reported a mean per-physician panel size of 1751 patients, and Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound reported a panel size of 1490 patients per physician.18 The US Department of Veterans Affairs reported a mean panel size of 1266 patients per full-time equivalent physician.19 One study in Canada found a panel size of 1400 patients per PCP.20 A study in Denmark found a maximum level of 1600 patients per physician,21 and a study in England found 2033 patients per solo physician.22 https://www.jabfm.org/content/29/4/496.full https://www.jabfm.org/content/29/4/496.full