"There's always been something you could call psychological services [at the BSC], but they weren't advertised as such," Ducey says. "The Bureau wanted to de-pathologize mental health problems--that's why it has the obscure name."
The BSC did not even include the words "psychological services" in any of its printed materials until Ducey's arrival in 1986.
Talk the Talk
Jennifer says the BSC's techniques are often not as direct as she would like.
"There are drawbacks because sometimes you do want more of a problem-solving approach," Jennifer says. "Sometimes you hope there's someone out there who can do more than listen."
Before Will settled into UHS, he tried going to the BSC for a few months.
He says he accomplished little, if anything, during his therapy there.
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