I got a letter yesterday from my state's department of financial and professional regulation regarding my licensure for social work.
It said that I'm under a disciplinary investigation and that there is an "informal conference" on the matter of the "allegations". There are two allegations and one of them is, as predicted, a 1994 criminal conviction (I was 18) and the other is quoted as "respondent suffer's from Type II Bipolar disorder".
This was the first i've ever heard of this diagnosis. I've seen two psychologists in my entire life and one was after my delinquency as a teen. The episode was for depression and couples counseling. I presume that the diagnosis came from one of these sources.
There are two issues apparent to me at this point- one is that of a professional stance and the other is emotional. I do not necessarily disagree with the diagnosis but i'm in shock for having not been told- and to know that this diangosis will be used to scrutinize my professionalism.
Cubsfan,
I am BP II and have been diagnosed for 10 yrs. When the Dr sent in your claim for a visit, he must have used the BP diagnosis from the DSM IV. It is crappy that you were not told. You could request copies of that medical record. Your job cannot discriminate against you for being BP. That is covered in the ***. If you are given a hard time, I would contact the EEOC. Like the labor board. Or if need be, an attorney.
Wishing you the best....
In the world of bipolarism, bipolar II is fairly common. But your situation sounds like it could be a mistake since you were never given a diagnosis to your face and you can't be certain that you 2 visits to pdocs in the past even had anything to do with the entity that sent you that letter. Do you suffer from any of the symptoms of bipolar. Webmd has a good laundry list of them as well as a quiz I believe. Keep us posted this is interesting and we'd like to see to it that you know enough to ensure you are treated fairly.
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