National's new ACC charter for rapists
'Charter for rapists' - critics savage ACC
Psychotherapists and counsellors say tight new rules for claiming ACC subsidies for sexual abuse counselling have become "a rapists' charter". The national associations of psychotherapists, counsellors and social workers have released anonymous details of 54 cases showing longer delays and more rejections since the new rules took effect on October 27. "ACC's own statistics show a serious reduction in approved claims," they said in a joint statement. "This must please the rapists and paedophiles. "They believe that what they do doesn't cause any harm - the new ACC pathway is a rapists' charter."
Wow, making people who have been raped and sexually abused have to apply for a mental disorder before they can get counselling from ACC is just breath taking. Don't worry about it, let's get another aspirational pep talk from John Key about how optimistic he is for NZ.
The ACC person who the case is referred to is there to STOP ACC claims from going through, that's their job. The mental health of a rape or sexual assault victim is the last concern, it's all about ACC's bottom line, and this from a public system!
How's that change feeling?
posted by Bomber @ 1:14 pm
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Interesting post. It would be even more interesting if people started to look at the injustice happening to the physically abused - who have never been able to claim for ACC and have always had to go through the public health system.
I totally agree with the argument for sexual assault and rape; but am getting tired of hearing that being physically abused is different to sexually abused - one is an accident due to trauma the other ... well "..we all get hit don't we? Get over it. You must be weak to have developed 'PTSD"
From a person who suffered PTSD due to 18 years of physical and mental abuse and lived through PTSD as completing a PhD - and the crazy person has it
SO I TAKE IT THAT ONCE AGAIN, AS AN EVIL FUCKING GENIUS; YOU ARE ONLY TOO HAPPY TO PAY $750 FOR A 750 CC BIKE (A DOLLAR PER HORSEPOWER,) OR $200.00 FOR NO REGO OR WARRANT EACH WHICH ALL ENDS UP BEIN WASTED ON BLUDGERS, SPONGERS AND SCROATS PROBABLY ON CHEMO AND 80% OF THEIR WAGES FROM SOME JOB THEY HELD FOR A FEW DAYS OR A WEEK EVEN BEFORE THEY TAKE A PHOTO OF SOME OLD BIDDIE BEIN RESTRAINED SO SHE DON'T FALL OUTTA BED AND GET THE SACK AND ON COMPO.IS DAT IT?
as for latta anotha key driva psycho not lettin yer opponents see files even he shouldn't see is real tough and claimin like they do cos they don't need to follow the law they are above it well just let joe public try that and see how far they get in their self drive car outside the electorate getin woefully neglected in all of this shit...sack english
The ACC debate: How do we pay for ACC? (Other University events)
15 December 2009
2pm - 5pm
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In the late 1990s, it was decided that ACC should become fully pre-funded. Is that the best way of setting the levies?
An appropriate financial foundation is crucial for the ACC so how might that be organised? Speakers will present the case for their preferred option: pre-funding, or PAYG. Other speakers will suggest possible pitfalls in each of the options.
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