Mandatory IOP for Leave of Absence request?
In California: A client is requesting a leave of absence for mental health reasons at their work. I’m not able to complete those per policy and referred to department for the letter (with my impressions and recs). They told the client they are required to attend intensive outpatient group therapy in order to obtain the letter for a few weeks and cannot extend it beyond that. They do need more intensive services (2x/weekly sessions, psychiatry, etc.) but I’ve never heard of patients being mandated to attend group in order to get the LOA approval they need. What if they’re not appropriate for group settings? This is clearly not my area of expertise, but wondering if this sounds right?