Pros
- it really feels like I am making a lasting impact in the lives of people who are suffering - great support from my clinical manager, the training team, the NOCD community, the member advocate team, and IT - varied and interesting trainings and modalities - I definitely feel well compensated for my work and that my healthcare is much better than in prior positions - fully remote (I do NOT miss my office commute!) - coming from a community mental health setting, we just have so many resources available to us at NOCD; you don't have to beg and scrape for help or worry about the financial state of the program long term
Cons
- you do have to meet expectations for sessions in terms of the overall number (25 hours minimum per week) and targets for treatment improvement, and work nights and weekends (up to 10 hours). I don't mind this because I love the flexibility of free time during the day, the documentation feels much less intensive than at other jobs I have worked at (especially with AI tools), and I like the challenge- but I imagine it's not for everyone - the overall structure is definitely corporate at upper levels. I don't mind this because I got so burned out on community mental health and nonprofits, but some people might chafe against it