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Region 8

A typical day working at Region 8 as a Center Coordinator includes checking productivity reports, addressing and improving day to day operations, on-the-spot critical thinking, crisis intervention, documentation reviews and approvals, answering staff questions, coordination of services, and maintaining staff morale. 

Working in the Rankin office provides a fulfilling, fast paced environment aimed to best serve the mental health needs of our consumers through teamwork, communication, and collaborative efforts. Region 8 provides comprehensive services for individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities in a setting aimed to serve the unique needs of our community through multiple collaborative efforts amongst team members. 

Region 8 has an amazing managerial team that provide support for all staff. They are happy to answer questions and work alongside team members to ensure the needs of our consumers are taken care of in a timely and high-quality manner.

Working in community mental health can be challenging. However, Region 8 allows one to be part of a caring team providing therapy and support for individuals who are normally shunned by their communities.  I believe Region 8 provides wonderful services to help improve the quality of life of the people we serve in the community. We provide services from the young to the older. Those with severe mental illness to substance use - and many other programs and services in between. We are here to help multiple different populations. Helping those in need provides a great sense of fulfillment and accomplishment knowing that we are making a difference in people's lives. The benefits package is exemplary! It cannot be beaten! At Region 8, you can literally make it a career - providing numerous and multiple opportunities to its employees.

The caseload is extremely large. They will expect you to get six hours of face to face and you are not salaried. Working off of the clock to complete documentation is not welcomed, but sitting in the office to complete paperwork is not welcomed either. Management will not recognize what you are doing right, but will tell you what you are doing wrong. One oil change quarterly, but you'll need more than that due to work demands. Wear and tear on your vehicle is not worth it. Management sticks with each other because they get raises. YOU WILL NOT. You'll meet wonderful consumers, but you won't be able to see all of them because of caseload demands.

Region 8 was an excellent place to work, learn, and grow. From serving over 50 adult consumers with a range of mental disabilities, economic backgrounds, ethics diversities, and racial and culture differences, the experiences that I gained there were invaluable. I've learned how to manage people and environments in ways that are effective and proficient for the whole group and company. The most enjoyable part of the job was serving and aiding people who needed food, clothing, guidance, advise, or encouragement. To have any kind of positive effect on another person's life was the best part of working for Region 8.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Assisting the consumers and working with the caring staff. Everyone working together for the good of the consumers and each other.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I have not found anything stressful yet. Some times the consumers can be hard to deal with but their situations are understandable.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Good people to work with. Everyone helps one another. Everyone is aware of duties and go above and beyond to have. Great shift.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Assigned to a level. Assist all any consumers with their needs.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Other staff and consumers  interaction.  Hearing their stories 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Indecisive management and only being paid once a month. Rate of pay is very low.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Management is always right or so they didn't.  Uneducated Management running the organization. Do as I say not as I do.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
No guidance or leadership.  And older staff or tatertails.  They call and report back to upper management to seek job security.

I am a therapist at region 8 in Brandon. Helping people that are the most  vulnerable can be stressful but very rewarding. My job at region 8 is to help each client achieve the most success possible. Region 8 is the only mental health center that accepts everyone in need to my knowledge. Over half my caseload is indigent. This creates a huge demand for services and sometimes stretches everyone thin but the alternative is turning people away. I’m proud of the mission and leadership at region 8. I wouldn’t work anywhere else

What is the best part of working at the company?
The benefits are excellent. They have great insurance with a low monthly rate and 100% match on deferred compensation.  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Unrealistic expectations and toxic work environment. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic. Agency management mentality is punitive.  They never praise employees and only look for things done wrong. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Booked schedule with limited break time.

Working in the mental health field can be tough but at Region 8, I feel like we're really doing great things to help improve the quality of life of the people we serve in the community. There are so many programs that help multiple different populations. Helping those in need gives me a sense of fulfillment- knowing that I'm making a difference in people's lives is worth so much. They also offer really great benefits- insurance, retirement, paid sick/vacation, employee gym and so much more. I hope to be here for my entire career!

Region 8 has great benefits but the work environment  was very stressful and demanding. Provides face to face reviews with the client and/or relevant staff on a regular basis the progress made in reaching service goals so that the service plan can be modified as necessary to ensure that the goals and objectives are being achieved. The frequency reviews will be determined by relevant requirements.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Mental health therapist 2 salaries reported	$50,000 per year
Technician 19 salaries reported	$15.24 per hour
Support specialist 11 salaries reported	$40,000 per year
Rehabilitation technician 16 salaries reported	$14.81 per hour
Registered nurse 3 salaries reported	$28.33 per hour

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