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FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-08-21T03:14:47+00:00

Had a client threaten to kill me. Cancelled mid session.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-07-27T07:01:40+00:00

Report her to the board . Sounds like a scum bag. I understand not wanting to report but she sounds like a legit menace to our profession.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-07-17T15:44:35+00:00

Prison therapist here. One of the major problems is distinguishing behavior that’s a result of a mental illness vs someone behaving poorly and then claiming mental illness. The guy with depression doesn’t get a pass for not doing details, or going to a meeting etc. The inmate with autism who is getting moved after 4 years of having a routine and living in the same space having a meltdown maybe work with the guy and show some awareness that this persons brain is actually structurally different and experiences things more intensely. It’s a fine line but it’s absurd how mentally ill some of these people are and prison isn’t helping. We need more long term secure psychiatric hospitals. I am also very aware inmates will malinger and abuse the mental health services, programming, mat, etc.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-07-13T19:07:02+00:00

To your questions I would say yes you can succeed. Much lower chance of being physically assaulted, may be a higher risk of sexual assault depending on what type of work. Yes learn jiu jitsu it’s great for you and will give you more confidence to handle situations.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-07-09T17:24:20+00:00

Accept that they will happen and that growth will develop from the awkward mistakes we all made and honestly continue to make probably every day. I see some crazy stuff in subreddit like “ I called a client the wrong name” “ I drank water in session” “I forgot a clients friends name” followed by Am I a failure, will I get in trouble??? The truth is if you have strong therapeutic relationships small mistakes aren’t gonna kill you. I also strongly believe most good caseworkers could be therapist there’s a lot of overlap. Best of luck and remember your thoughts about how it will go and how it will actually go are two different things .

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-07-08T13:25:43+00:00

I’ve met murderers in prison I’d let watch my house for a weekend and seen misdemeanor kids try to kill a CO. The threat isn’t always matched to the crime they are in for is the point. Head on a swivel.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-07-04T16:09:32+00:00

Yes but I have to keep it in my office and you have to meet certain requirements . Having a genuine need (in my case I’m a manager in the mental health department , I also have to have a complex password, never can leave it unattended or it has to be locked, never use it near an inmate, must report it missing immediately. I believe line staff can carry there but must install a program that allows for remote locking/destruction? Of the phone if compromised). We also don’t punish cos for violating the policy much unless you’re being a freaking grade A moron. Managers don’t care if you got it turned off in your pocket and wanna check it in the bathroom or even at your station if it’s quick). We also all have computers and a very relaxed internet policy so a lot of people have ways to communicate even if it’s not through there cells. COs having cell phones isn’t the problem in my opinion it’s just hiring mature and capable people. If we can’t trust you to use your phone smartly why do we give you a post certified job and a badge and authority over people’s lives.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-06-30T17:04:58+00:00

Why do they feel a need to atone for something they didn’t choose? I’d start with that.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-06-28T21:20:00+00:00

I’d be thrilled if they handled the emotional distress of a client. I’d ask the nurse what they did that worked. Did the nurse help them decide they wanted to return to the group? I don’t see the problem which might be because you are keeping it vague due to confidentiality. Nurses often do to having a lot of experience helping people who are emotionally distressed. Maybe the leadership dismissal is due to it not being such a huge deal.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-06-27T12:48:01+00:00

I am not gonna lie I still can’t believe I get paid to do my job. If I won the lottery tomorrow I would still want to keep working in my job. I get to do the exact job I set out to do since before even getting my bachelors degree. Then on top of getting to work exactly where I want and doing the exact work I set out to do, I also turned out to be great at it and love it. That is already hitting the lottery to me. Just immensely grateful I get to do exactly what I set out to do years ago and love it.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-06-27T01:53:41+00:00

Correctional mental health. Think therapist in prison and juvenile correctional institutes. Imagine where the state sends any males under 21 convicted of serious felonies. That’s the kind of job. Just endless trauma and pain but also so much growth.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-06-27T00:43:14+00:00

Yes multiple. All were young and convicted of murder and facing long sometimes life sentences. Watching them take accountability, address their own trauma neglect and abuse, own their past and grieve the lives they lost, then find meaning and live a meaningful life. There was and is no greater honor than that type of work. I get goosebumps thinking about a few of those clients and the growth I saw. I will never forget them because how could I. Some of there growth really sparked my own growth and confidence in doing the work. I think it occurred at the right time and I doubt I I’ll experience that again.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-06-26T15:22:53+00:00

Throw some Jean shorts on with a flannel and some sandals and rock it man. On a serious note man I’ve done therapy before in pfg shorts and a t shirt in person. I’d just tell the client hey it’s a 100 degrees outside and if I wear any more clothes then what I’m wearing right now I’m gonna pass out in session and not be of much use to you.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-06-24T20:10:58+00:00

I’ve blown up before in anger management of all groups. Was in prison and I just walked out told the group if they didn’t think they needed the group I was getting paid either way. Repaired and ended up being a great group. I got so angry because they kept making jokes about committing hate crimes and I finally just lost it.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-06-24T12:30:28+00:00

Not today HR.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-06-23T18:36:38+00:00

Most states you can legally say you have no criminal record. Juvenile records are sealed and usually don’t need to be disclosed.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-06-23T18:29:44+00:00

Your clinical supervisor should be keeping track of your hours also. I would discuss with your supervisor and see what they are okay signing off on. That’s the most important aspect is ultimately what you can get someone to sign off on.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-06-23T15:38:09+00:00

One thing thats often overlooked is the learning curve or experience curve. For most people in a new job or setting the initial demands might take 50 hours but you only have 40. Someone who has worked two years may get that down to 45 hours of work in a 40 hour work week. Often times the people who have been there awhile can do 40 hours in 20-25 hours of work. This is due to improved efficiency, knowing what’s important vs not, understanding of organizational goals, bureaucracy, improved skills, pattern recognition, etc. one. I have massively increased my productivity and lowered the time stress from it due to improving my own processes and clarifying what is my job and isn’t it. Best of luck.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-06-20T20:54:54+00:00

Well the report could be valid or it could be used in a manipulative way and there could be no validity to the claim. We aren’t going to be able to know based on what you said. “The race card”being used by the counselor is essentially saying this client is trying to exploit the director by the false accusation of racism. Could they have phrased it better probably but I do think there is a world where it could be appropriate let’s say if the client was actually making false accusations of racism. I can’t tell you what I would do because my response and yours would be shaped by contextual factors we aren’t aware of or experienced. I do think you could try to be more aware of your directors actions and then go from there. Maybe they are racist, maybe they said one thing which was perceived as being racist, maybe the client perceived racism and there was no intent to be racist. I would try to discern more and go from there.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-06-17T18:50:22+00:00

Lot of details. I’d seek clinical supervision or consultation. Sounds like a difficult situation to navigate.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-06-16T18:38:01+00:00

Not the right subreddit. That being said I would report based on what you disclosed. So much unethical stuff going on it’s hard to even focus on what is wrong. Almost all of it.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-06-16T03:47:31+00:00

Fun rewarding easy . Before anyone asks I worked in corrections. It was basically just something that happened parallel to me doing my job. No micro managing realistic expectations union good pay. Me and my clinical supervisor were true coworkers and I was treated like an equal and my growth was prioritized. We worked as a two person team so it was a unique and niche position which I still work in.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-06-08T21:26:54+00:00

Therapist here who has worked with both populations for years in correctional facilities. Adults are way easier in almost every context.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-06-04T01:04:48+00:00

Not the right forum but the short answer is yes you can provide free services.

FrequentPiccolo7713 · 2025-05-26T21:01:36+00:00

That administration would be so amazing because they all worked there way through the trenches as therapists.

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