I just wanted to vent.
I’m a provisionally licensed therapist for a group practice. I primarily work in an elementary school. Not employed by the school system. I also see clients outside of school and do supervised visitations with parents who lost custody of their kids. I get paid $35/hr but that is only for time that I am actively in session. Here are things I’m expected/required to do that I do not get paid for:
-progress notes for every session
-treatment plan updates every 90 days for every client.
-talking with teachers, administrators, parents about their kids.
-Completing crisis assessments for kids who aren’t my clients.
-Allowing new therapists to shadow me, which usually limits the number of clients I can see.
-use my own gas to transport to and from visits (no reimbursement for gas, but I am paid for the time.)
-Christmas, summer, spring break. I have the option to do sessions with the kids over break, but no parents ever agree to this.
-travel throughout the community for home based sessions.
This is not an uncommon thing for new and provisionally licensed therapists.