To be honest, I wanted to quit within the first 6 weeks my health was so bad and previous supervisors told me to run. There were many areas where I fell through the cracks with support. You can feel isolated and unsure of your expectations at times. I also spent a few months falling apart mentally/ emotionally (eg, Crying frequently, low energy, decreased stress tolerance, etc). *** The people that do well in this position have a few common factors:*** pre burnt out, worked in the feild for at least a year prior, almost completed with Associates Licenses, and looking to work their way up and no longer practice.
- See a minimum of 5 Patients per day (Always scheduled for 8 per day)
- 10-15 minutes to document and prepare between sessions (Keep in mind you document on two platforms and its more than just a soap/dap note)
- Often feel isolated from others (Please attend the group events if you are struggling)
- Working through lunch frequently
- You got to work early, leave late: 8 am - 5 pm but you are working about 9-10 hours per day.
- Don’t feel like you are doing real therapy till about 7 months (Ramp up is the worst period— you can get through it)!
- Only see Patient’s once a month (Even for high risk, which is morally and ethically difficult for me and why my health declined)
The truth is, this is good if you need to get in and get out. Most full time people burn out in this position and they go part time or I have found people leave after a year. That is not to say this isn’t a good opportunity for some, it isn’t for me and I wanted to be honest with my experiences because I feel you find out a little too late what it is actually like and that makes it hard to make a decision if evolvedMD is for you.
