I appreciate the effort shown

Side note: I once had a parent throw an angry fit in my office when I delivered my schpiel about being a mandated reporter. Swore, yelled, threw papers down, marched out. My old supervisor told me I should’ve stopped him + de-escalated to make my bonus productivity for the month

So it has NOT been my experience the people managing “helping professionals” prioritize their physical safety. We are cheap and easily replaceable.

I am about to start my training in social work, and I am curious if you have any tips for someone new to the field if the people supervising me will not respect or advocate for me.

Oohhhhh gosh.....in general I think you should kind of expect supervisors to not be focused on having your back, safety-wise. So don’t go in assuming what is presented to you as “normal” is safe for you.

Is it common to go through a phase of disillusionment, and if so, how do you keep going? Anything you recommend? I hear so much about how hard it is to be just starting out as a therapist (and how bad one is at the job in the beginning), and I want to survive burnout. Thanks.