ABSTRACT
Private nonprofit agencies offer opportunities to move into grant administration and interagency coordination. Therapists who thrive on working for private nonprofit mental health agencies are flexible and good at time management, willing to put in time on weekends and evenings, but taking time off other times to avoid burning out. Andrea Schneider graduated about two years ago with her master's in family therapy, from a COAMFTE accredited program. The agency Andrea works for receives referrals from child welfare, the public school system, the local law enforcement agency, and other private nonprofit agencies, as well as self-referrals from families seeking services. Andrea works with parents on learning new and different active-parenting skills, exploring their understanding of healthy and unhealthy relationships, and learning how to increase effective communication skills. Andrea reports finding a work/life balance is challenging, and this is a typical comment from entry-level agency family therapists.
