Kaiser Mental Health Workers on Strike

Mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente have gone on strike, because they, as trained and licensed mental health professionals, “want more authority to apply their professional judgment to how often they see their patients and whether individual or group therapy is indicated.” National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) press release Nov. 29, 2018. They are also protesting Kaiser’s financial restrictions that effectively ration care, with some patients receiving psychotherapy only once every 3-4 weeks.

See PsiAN’s letter in support of high-quality mental health care where the clinician is empowered to determine the course of treatment and the treatment relationship between clinician and patient is respected as central.

Please download and share: NUHW_Kaiser_12.12.18 letter