Third Way Center reviews

I felt that staff did not advocate for the clients as effectively as they could have. Burnout levels were very high amongst staff and therapists. Supervision for therapists was not run in a manner where therapists felt free to talk openly about their experiences with clients. Therapists were routinely attacked for their own personal past experiences in a group supervision setting instead of in a confidential setting and forced to discuss their own traumatic experiences.

The stress level for this job is through the roof. You are never really "off" duty and you often need to make time when you are home to catch up on emails and therapeutic notes. Depending on the team, there can be little to no support or quite a bit of support. This is inconsistent. The senior staff expect a lot from you and are willing to help you, but they can also be very direct and harsh, creating an environment of fear. I would also say the environment can become manipulative. Obviously, working with the kids can be stressful, too! These are very hurt kids whose behavior is their way of communicating to us, but you have to learn to take nothing personally, because their behavior can be violent, hurtful, tantrum-like.