Worst Mental Health Job I've had so far - Mental Health Counselor Sheppard Pratt Employee Review

1.0
May 30, 2022
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Pros

You can get free food basically every day. If you want to overwork yourself, there is never a shortage of overtime. They will allow for some schedule flexibility if you are currently in school.

Cons

I worked with them from December 2020 to March 2021. During that time a couple of clients caught COVID and management had no clear plan created prior to multiple clients testing positive on how to protect staff or clients from potentially getting exposed. Management threw together a bare minimum protocol for keeping staff from being exposed after we could have all already been exposed. They are constantly understaffed. They only function cause some staff only care about overtime pay and other staff overwork themselves to keep the lights on. The starting pay is pathetic considering they prefer you have a bachelor's degree. The health insurance doesn't start till the 1st of the month after you've been working for at least 30 days. So if you start on the 3rd of any month you will have to wait almost 2 months before your coverage starts. Also, the health insurance has a $700 deductible that includes medication, so if you have any expensive prescriptions expect to pay full price the first couple of times.

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5.0
Jun 5, 2026
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Pros

Excellent benefits, supportive staff, good website support

Cons

they did not offer part time option

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Sheppard Pratt Response
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We're glad to hear that you found our benefits package valuable and felt supported by your colleagues and resources available. We also appreciate your feedback regarding part-time opportunities and continue to evaluate role structure across the organization to best meet both staffing needs and employee flexibility. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors!
2.0
May 14, 2026
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Pros

Good job starting out if interested in the mental health field

Cons

Current supervisor at the Elkridge location enables questionable ethical practices among social workers, such as deleting some parts of an discharge summary as to avoid compromising the hospital. she also is too focused on planning her future vacations instead of managing the constant bullying from certain colleagues and overall lack of support as an supervise. Only opportunities for growth is to supervise interns or do some of the supervisor’s tasks when she’s working at the center of eating disorders in towson. Also, some units are actually breaking OHCQ by allowing patients in the nurses station and barely doing groups. Current supervisor is clearly burnt out and devoid of empathy because the money from being manager of two different locations is worth it if it means there’s a lack of investment towards her supervises. As a result, supervision is poor because there’s no manager to refer to if there are any questions or issues in person.

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Sheppard Pratt Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. These concerns are taken seriously and will be shared with the appropriate internal leadership teams for review. We also want to clarify that Sheppard Pratt does not remove reviews from Glassdoor or other review platforms, as moderation decisions are managed by the platform itself.
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