High productivity and stress - Speech Language Pathologist Positive Steps Therapy Employee Review

This company is very focused on making money at the expense of it’s therapists and staff. The high productivity and limited documentation/prep time in addition to long hours (10-11 hour days) burns out great therapists quickly. The office I worked at has been through 9 different therapists in under 3 years. The company insists on the “team approach,” but the teams have limited opportunities to collaborate. The team approach is also not beneficial for every child. This company will also expect you to “flex” hours to your scheduled days off to cover at other offices in the event that you need to take time off or the office closes for the weather rather than taking inclement weather time or PTO. Many children receive co-treats, especially between speech and OT which can be great! However, some children are scheduled as co-treats for scheduling purposes rather than being medically necessary. I was expected to see children who did not require or benefit from co-treats at all just because it was the only time they were able to be seen due to the limited availability of the schedule. Therapists are also expected to document during sessions which is virtually impossible with certain patients. There is a huge disconnect between therapists and upper management. Center and upper management do not take your concerns seriously or make meaningful changes. They need to focus on keeping good therapists as the families are frustrated when therapists are constantly leaving.