Pros
Working at Discovery gave me the opportunity to work with patients and connect on a deeper level than a job at an inpatient facility would allow. Nothing feels better than knowing you helped someone along in their recovery and knowing that you made a difference in someone's life, even if it was just a small one.
Cons
Center for Discovery does not value their employees as they claim. Not only are employees not paid nearly enough for what they do, but they then blame management for the high turn-over rate due to employees leaving for not being compensated enough. Because of this, many of the passionate and competent employees leave and the program is left short-staffed, with the remaining employees unsuited to care for children with mental health issues. Some examples of this include, but are not limited to: Mental Health Techs (MHT) who spend all of their time on their phone or out of the milieu socializing with their colleagues, leaving their coworkers to handle 14 patients alone (which is a huge safety hazard); MHT's who do not know how to leave their personal issues at the door and end up creating a tense environment for both the patients and colleagues; a management team who ignores the concerns and complaints of their patients (ex: patients complaining they cannot sleep at night due to the PM and overnight staff talking very loudly and keeping them awake); and a management team who is biased and more concerned about staff members who stroke their egos rather than staff members who are concerned about the safety and well being of the patients. There is much more to say, but in conclusion, the environment is toxic and the management and staff are ignorant and tactless.
