Mental health professionals make tough decisions during their career, but few are as fraught with anxiety as the decision to pursue self-employment. The benefits of employment at a community agency, hospital, or university setting include the security of a regular paycheck, health and retirement benefits, and a community of professional peers.
Despite these benefits, there are numerous reasons given for leaving the relative security of employment at an organization. Severe shortages of social workers, psychologists, counselors, and psychiatrists employed in health care settings result in high caseloads of clients with complex pathology.
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