SBHS Reviews

php and iop staffed are overworked and underpaid; administration micromanages without building trust with employees who are afraid of being fired, or shamed. For a program that is "trauma informed" there is a high level of denial on the part of the administration regarding the need for staff support in processing the daily trauma of working in mental health and the consequent impact on the quality of patient treatment. Staff retainment is poor.

It is a "sink or swim" environment, and unfortunately there are not enough instructions or resources to help the staff members to swim. The upper level management is extremely out of touch with their lower level workers such as BHT's, and nurses. The upper level management does not deal with constructive criticism well, and seem to "take it out" on their workers. I have personally seen the CEO side with a patient (who was in the wrong) over the Nurse who was in charge of the unit (who was in the right). The starting pay of BHT's is ridiculously low, especially when compared to the lack of support and safety that SBHS provides.