Pros
- Working with the UAC population is rewarding in itself. - The pay is great but the benefits are very expensive.
Cons
- Non-therapeutic environment in the form of three tiny rooms with thin walls. The rooms are expected to be shared between 10 clinicians with a total census of 35+ children in the program compromising the quality of the work. - Unpredictable work schedule where you might be required to walk between the two offices, which are 10 blocks apart, multiple times in a day. - Increased work responsibilities irrelevant to the job description with short deadlines on which to complete them. - Blurred lines between being a therapist and a child sitter. - Unprofessional leadership: supervisors will curse and make inappropriate comments, especiall the assistant vp who is often verbally aggressive and vulgar when enraged. - Disorganized class/recreation schedule that makes it difficult to hold scheduled therapy sessions. - It is a federally funded program so continued employment is very unsure. So far they've had to dismiss over 20 employees when the funding was "surprisingly" cut in September.