"In my job before this one, my job title was a clinical supervisor. I supervised a team of seven LMSW's (Licensed Master Social Workers), providing supervision, reviewing notes, and leading group supervision meetings. I also had my own caseload of clients, I screened intakes, and I had some insurance-related administrative tasks. Not surprisingly, I was working 11-to-12-hour days. Surprisingly, I was not making enough money to pay my bills."
"After a year, I started looking for another job and saw the ad for a staff psychotherapist - a geriatric specialist at an outpatient practice based in Manhattan. The job was hybrid, and I had sworn I'd never commute into Manhattan from my home in Westchester. I'd also be taking a step down in title. But the job was salaried (not per diem) and the proposed salary was more than I'd ever been paid as a social worker."
The narrator previously worked as a clinical supervisor overseeing seven Licensed Master Social Workers, providing supervision, reviewing notes, and leading group meetings while carrying an individual caseload, screening intakes, and handling insurance-related administrative tasks. Long workdays of 11–12 hours were common despite insufficient pay. After a year, a salaried staff psychotherapist position specializing in geriatric care at a Manhattan outpatient practice offered a higher salary and hybrid work, prompting an application. The interview process lasted about a month. An HR prediction of likely promotion was remembered. The narrator later advanced to a Team Lead role assisting the Psychotherapy Supervisor.
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