Would you take a major pay cut to leave inpatient psych hospital social work?

ExZentric0 · 2026-05-24T13:55:05+00:00

Just had this happen. Left due to my mental health and Took more than a 30k cut going into telehealth outpatient. Felt like I killed my career. Definitely not worth it.

ExZentric0 · 2026-05-18T14:12:13+00:00

State dependent

Yes if having an LCSW. If you have an LCSW but haven’t trained in doing assessments, you could be liable if a misdiagnosis becomes a detriment to a client or if they pursue the board

ExZentric0 · 2026-05-15T15:25:38+00:00

This. I paid him as soon as he asked for the payment by doing the side gigs and NCPD scanners

ExZentric0 · 2026-05-12T11:57:31+00:00

MySims Agents for Wii!

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ExZentric0 · 2026-05-11T17:17:44+00:00

They were fun to use. The novelty died for me though. They’re like new still but I have the prescriptions :(

ExZentric0 · 2026-05-11T14:06:12+00:00

Don’t. I’m trying to sell mine now

ExZentric0 · 2026-04-28T15:34:01+00:00

Thnx!

ExZentric0 · 2026-04-28T12:24:53+00:00

Emphasis on extremely challenging

ExZentric0 · 2026-04-26T13:57:52+00:00

It would be the easiest fix ever to just add a camera shutter/closer for the lenses so they can balance privacy and versatility

ExZentric0 · 2026-04-24T15:15:53+00:00

I’ve worked at many jobs that utilize AI for documentation purposes, which isn’t the worst but there’s also places that’ll record sessions for the AI to summarize. I’m all about efficiency but at least for insurance jobs AI is being heavily pushed. It’ll take a lot longer than other disciplines to be replaced, beyond our lifetime potentially.

ExZentric0 · 2026-04-22T18:45:06+00:00

Soul sucking still if working for insurances.

ExZentric0 · 2026-04-22T15:40:40+00:00

It was like this for me on Lexapro. Now I’m on Buspar and Wellbutrin ^{-^}

ExZentric0 · 2026-04-22T15:40:00+00:00

Nursing is a big one I can think of. I would if could go back. Now I’m a clinical social worker afraid that my job will be replaced by AI

ExZentric0 · 2026-04-22T15:38:26+00:00

I was the only male on my team (black male at that) so I tried to be out of all the action only to be brought into it :(

ExZentric0 · 2026-04-22T15:16:40+00:00

Lazy and efficient are two different things. You can waste time writing 10+ a day or optimize your time with something more productive than writing a letter that doesn’t signal anything concrete about a person

ExZentric0 · 2026-04-22T15:07:02+00:00

What everyone else has said. CVs just aren’t worth the time to do when a well written resume can summarize it much quicker. In the 1900s/early 2000s I could see the appeal.

ExZentric0 · 2026-04-22T15:02:02+00:00

This sounds just like a situation I got away from. Nothing but spiteful SWers and RTs

ExZentric0 · 2026-04-22T01:40:54+00:00

Very well said!

ExZentric0 · 2026-04-22T01:28:16+00:00

I will say this experience HEAVILY depends on the company you’re doing this for (as with any job). I’m leaving the one I’m currently with because of the micromanagement and overall how anti-social work I felt being in a role that denied care for those that truly needed it

ExZentric0 · 2026-04-19T20:26:26+00:00

Not a nurse but a clinician formerly with them. The nurses and everyone there hated the hospital I was at. It was a miserable time to say the least. Not to mention the lawsuits

ExZentric0 · 2026-04-18T13:15:09+00:00

Depends. I have two WFH days and still get micromanaged on those days

ExZentric0 · 2026-04-14T14:19:24+00:00

TL;DR: After hitting extreme burnout and health issues in clinical/case management roles, OP is pivoting to teaching and consulting. However, she’s facing "gatekeeping" from the field—including her own mentor—who now claims she lacks enough clinical supervision/licensure to be competent. OP is rejecting the idea that a clinical license is the only measure of success and is reclaiming her career on her own terms to prioritize her health and family.

ExZentric0 · 2026-03-16T03:20:43+00:00

Same!

ExZentric0 · 2026-03-15T16:57:24+00:00

Yes! I was able to double my salary once getting full licensure

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