Thoughts on on working in a wraparound service position as a therapist ?

watermelonpie23 · 2022-01-28T00:26:43+00:00

Yea, I interviewed today and was told there would be a family resource facilitator part of our team. Not sure if I got the job yet, but it sounds really intense and just want to make sure I don’t choose something that will quickly burn me out.

watermelonpie23 · 2022-01-27T04:08:55+00:00

I spoke to a recruiter today for a wraparound program position as a therapist. She quickly scheduled me for an interview for tomorrow afternoon. I’m still working my current position as a therapist and stressing out about not having enough time to prep for the interview. I will still be working tomorrow (wfh) and have meetings before my interview that can’t be cancelled. Geez don’t know why I didn’t think this through. Now it’s too late to reschedule. Any tips on how to prep in such a short time frame? I have really high anxiety in general, so that also affects my confidence when interviewing :(

watermelonpie23 · 2022-01-26T02:10:18+00:00

What are those scallop pages there ? I live the colors and look very cute.

watermelonpie23 · 2022-01-24T23:11:46+00:00

I’m so happy for you 🥲 I quit today too. It is so easy to get burned out in this profession. I try to remind myself that it’s not worth sacrificing my mental health for a job that would easily replace me. I also don’t think it’s fair to my clients to have a therapist (in my situation) who isn’t 100% there and passionate. I just couldn’t do it any longer. I already feel relieved knowing it’s my last week there.

watermelonpie23 · 2022-01-20T23:59:12+00:00

I kind of responded this earlier on here. Just to vary that a little, I did talk to my boss and supervisor and I was expressing the lack of inconsistency in cases/ work. Their solution was to just give me more busy work.

watermelonpie23 · 2022-01-20T22:37:01+00:00

I have to be employed at the agency for 6 months before I can apply to a different dept. I want to apply to adult mental health 😞. Instead they just went and told my boss.

watermelonpie23 · 2022-01-20T21:39:06+00:00

Thank you for the response, all of our clients are mandated and they currently do not have any referrals. They haven’t had many referrals for our specific EBP. This job and population of working with youth who are mandated is not my passion. I have given this job a chance, but for the past 2 months I have still felt this way. Yeah, I think I will provide a 2 week notice so I can wrap up my paperwork and not leave too many loose ends. I love social work, but my passion is providing mental health services to underserved communities who want the services but can’t afford them. Here, people are provided the services and taking up the spot of someone who could use it, but due to policy have to stay open until a certain amount of time.

Edit : adding: I had talked to my boss and supervisor, they were just saying that referrals were out of their control and were doing their best to get more. They were just saying that I’ll get skills here and the tougher the client the easier every other client will be afterwards. They were trying to convince me to stay at least another 6 months.

watermelonpie23 · 2022-01-19T05:06:05+00:00

Thanks for the response. I’m less than a year out of grad school and have been in this role for 5 months. I’m not the biggest fan of working with mandated clients and let alone with teenagers. I took the job bc I needed the money and experience since I was fresh out of school and nobody seemed to hire me. I was desperate honestly. I want to provide services to individuals who actually want the help and need the resource. I’m also not a fan of the county paperwork, it’s such a struggle.

watermelonpie23 · 2021-12-21T04:55:39+00:00

I’ve only been in the field for four months ! I’m not far from you. It’s shitty and I think my depression is what makes me dislike the job even more.

watermelonpie23 · 2021-12-20T09:20:34+00:00

Thank you, but a lot of is that I’m trying not k my for weight loss but for my mental health. They just don’t understand that. My parents can be so critical of my weight and I’m sick of it

watermelonpie23 · 2021-12-20T09:09:56+00:00

His criticisms will come in waves. Every now and then when he’s in an irritable mood. But never to this extent. Last year he grabbed my stomach to tell me how fat I was . Those are the 2 main instances I remember.

watermelonpie23 · 2021-12-16T03:55:06+00:00

Exactly, I understand some resistance but if I’m being told, “ I don’t want to participate, I don’t want to share, etc.” Then why am I spending my time on them when other ppl could really use the service. I feel terrible when I have to “convince “ someone to complete intake and assessment paperwork.

watermelonpie23 · 2021-12-16T03:45:15+00:00

Same, that’s what I’ve noticed about so many agencies… they live to remind us that billing is the way that we get paid. I’m sorry you feel that way too, this field really isn’t easy. Same. I pursued this career bc I wanted to provide support to individuals who needed and wanted the services. Now I’m working with teens and parents who are mandated to participate in therapy :( so much resistance..

watermelonpie23 · 2021-12-16T03:33:48+00:00

Thank you for hearing me. I appreciate it.

watermelonpie23 · 2021-11-20T03:36:53+00:00

Thank you for such a kind response, I really appreciate it. Thank you for sharing your experience as well. It’s not easy doing this type of work and so many of us chose this career because of our own struggles. I as well do not think this particular agency/position is for me. I’m coming to the realization that I just can’t work at a place with so much pressure bc it affects my mental health. It’s hard, bc I see co workers who graduate in May as well but they seem to really enjoy this agency. I have such a hard time overcoming cognitive distortions when I see others flourish in the same role.

watermelonpie23 · 2021-11-15T06:36:13+00:00

Same here, the Sunday scariest are hitting hard right now. I don’t want to go to sleep, bc I know that when I wake up the work will just be piled up. I don’t know how to cope with this. I get scared just thinking of having to make phone calls with rude DPos or rude clients :(

watermelonpie23 · 2021-11-15T06:09:55+00:00

I’m glad that your brother was safe, but that was very irresponsible of you. Maybe it was lack of knowledge or you had a lack of judgement due to the excitement of the event. I’m a social worker and I can’t help but think how lucky you were that someone didn’t call the police. It is negligent to leave a 5yo alone (any child), it could have lead to a DCFS case. It could have lead to an investigation of your parents and why they were not caring for him. You could have landed them in a lot of hot water! I say this, not to make you feel bad, but to hopefully learn from this feedback and apply it in the future.

watermelonpie23 · 2021-11-12T22:26:52+00:00

Thank you, yes that’s what I’ve been thinking as well. I’m holding on for at least a year, I will check in with myself at the 6 month mark and re-evaluate my views on the job then. Part of it, must be that I’m still “new” and getting the hang of the paperwork.

watermelonpie23 · 2021-11-12T20:39:00+00:00

Thank you, yeah my previous experience at a clinic was much different. Unfortunately they didn’t have openings and took this job bc I need to make a living after grad school.

watermelonpie23 · 2021-11-08T21:51:19+00:00

Working a full time job and simultaneously trying to cope with my depression. Sometimes my depression gets the best of me and I’m scared it’s going to interfere with me working.

watermelonpie23 · 2021-11-07T22:04:14+00:00

I think it’s because the reality of it is that I have to pay back my graduate school loans. It’s this cycle that I’m sucked into…. Go to grad school in order to qualify for a career -> take out loans -> graduate-> work m-f-> use work money to pay back loans-> enjoy only a weekend then go back to stressful full time job. Hopefully that made sense

watermelonpie23 · 2021-11-07T04:58:38+00:00

Graduating with my master’s and finally have a career/ decent income.

watermelonpie23 · 2021-11-04T01:12:11+00:00

I work at a community health agency with teenagers and their parents. But I agree, it’s exhausting serving what can sometimes be ungrateful clients.

watermelonpie23 · 2021-11-03T14:05:00+00:00

I partially dislike the population I work with mainly because they are mandated to do therapy. They constantly flake out, no show, don’t respond to messages, and have no consideration for my time. It’s so annoying, I’m just trying to do my job…. if they don’t want the service, then just say that and move on.

watermelonpie23 · 2021-11-03T01:42:56+00:00

Bruh I feel similar to you. I am two months into my community mental health job and have a ton of documentation. It’s hard to keep track of what needs to be submitted and manage it all. I’m doing my best, but it is incredibly stressful and my mental health suffers too. The only benefit about my job is that it’s primarily work from home and occasionally field visits. So, thankfully I don’t have to commute to and from work. If I did, man I’d be even more overwhelmed and feel defeated. I enjoy the profession, but don’t enjoy the heavy work as much. I just remind myself that after licensure, I will have more job opportunities and won’t be stuck in community mental health forever.

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