Sheppard Pratt reviews

Where to start? -Most, if not all, locations are incredibly short-staffed -Most, if not all, locations have difficulties providing some basic services. -Some locations have difficulties providing services that are required by law via IEPs. That's right, Sheppard Pratt sometimes doesn't perform services for their patients that they are legally required to perform. -The overwhelming majority of staff should not be allowed near children due to their negligence, apathy, lack of knowledge, utter absence of patience, absence of professionalism, and absence of any sense of humility. -Harsh Trivedi showed up to a town hall with the board of directors, all of them coming in separate chauffeured Lincolns -Harsh Trivedi then told staff that the organization lost an insane amount of money recently -.....AND THEN he says that the organization will be SPENDING that same amount of money AND A LOT MORE.... -Guess what they're spending the money on? More staff? Maybe not more staff, but maybe better more qualified staff that we can't afford to hire at current wages? More access to the legally required services? NOPE They're spending that amount of money on renovations to the already beautiful state-of-the-art towson hospital. -Harsh Trivedi also seems to think that spending money on a "thank you video" for staff is a better investment than actually paying the staff more. -Then he got combative when it was pointed out to him that he's clearly demonstrating that has no idea what happens in his organization outside the board room, and he really doesn't have any interest either. -It all starts at the top. If your CEO is tone deaf and naïve about his own company, its probably not a good sign.

The wages are almost unlivable. I’m still young and a student so it’s ok for me but I look at my adult coworkers and wonder how they even live like this. We used to get paid a $10-$20/hr incentive pay but they took that away without prior notice and reduced it to $3. The company is cheap and constantly looking for ways to cut other people’s jobs and pass their responsibilities onto nurses and MHWs. The work environment is so toxic— there’s so much drama, gossip, cliquiness that it’s like a high school. The upper management throws all these rules and regulations at us but I’ve NEVER seen them step onto the units. The turnover rate is terrible. I’ve only worked there for just over a year but already have seniority over most of my coworkers. They pull a bait and switch on you by hiring you for a certain unit but constantly float you to other units for which you have never been trained. If you’re a MHW but don’t have a degree, there’s no job advancement for you. Worst of all, this job is so dangerous. I’ve seen so many people (both staff and patients) get serious injuries. Concussions, broken backs, detached retinas, DEATH, you name it… not to mention the emotional trauma you get from witnessing these incidents or other disturbing things like having feces thrown at you or being groped. I’ve taken my fair share of abuse but have been lucky enough to not be seriously injured. I’m not sure if this is normal for other psych hospitals or if Sheppard Pratt is just a mess. Some units are more dangerous than others— for example, working with adolescents or the intellectually disabled/autistic is much more risky than working with geriatrics or eating disorders.