Good work-life balance and respect for work-life balance (CPD is really great with this)
Supportive and helpful co-workers
Team Approach and consults
Flexible scheduling within your work day
Fascinating population
Opportunities to learn about and use new interventions
Yearly trainings with Forensic Mental Health Association and CONREP training
Moderate travel
Effective and flexible programming
Job Satisfaction with a extremely undeserved and dynamic population (definitely feel like you're making a real difference)
Opportunities for patient advocacy and court room experience
Opportunities to network and work with State
Really fun band of co-workers
Cons
Always seem to be on the low end of pay scale
High resistance to salary increases
No room for advancement
Pressure to do additional work or work outside of scope without fair compensation
Psychiatrist is difficult to work with and often absent while dashing boundaries
Clear favoritism and nepotism amongst Admin
Tendency to hire unlicensed staff resulting in a very high turn over
Odd and miss-guided attempts to micro-manage
Passive aggressive emails
Little guidance and training with On boarding
Disorganized and inconsistent response to COVID
Strong potential for burn out
Does not offer hazard pay
General feeling of being undervalued and underappreciated by admin