Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Georgia

All these facilities are pretty much the same, so I won't bother going into it. What I will say is this- when my granddaughter left they would not allow her to pack her own things. She arrived at the airport with 15 minutes to spare and one small carry on. She had just received all new clothing and expensive shoes- not paid for by the facility- but private money. Shocker- none of it was sent back. She came back with some too small ratty t-shirts. She has no clothes, no shoes, no hygiene products. Nothing we sent her was returned. Just the new stuff alone she had was over 500.00.
Multiple calls and emails are not returned. We would pay for the shipping even, but no answer. I imagine someone has a new wardrobe. Sent home with no belongings, no follow up doctor appointment, and no definite place to live- the least they could have done was returned her clothes.

From week one after orientation I knew this place wasn't right! From Micheal and Mary's disorganized orientation to my first week going live and actually being on the floor and hearing how some staff members speak to these clients as if they are inhuman and are just objects/property. This place is desperately in need of new management. If you have any significant degrees or licenses that you worked hard to accomplish DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT work here especially as a Direct Support Professional (DSP). This particular establishment is filled with misrepresentation and false documentations. They do whatever they can to make everything look good on paper. I worked here for almost 4 weeks and quit because I was told by Mrs. Taka Smith (The woman who works in the 100 building and occasionally works as a DSP) to chart on clients I never laid eyes on all because "its not fair one person should chart on 11 clients by themselves." I'm sorry but I worked in establishments where I charted on a unit of 32 patients by myself because I was there and witnessed what went on throughout the night. Anyways, when I told management/campus supervisor for night shift Mr. Dennis, he told me "that's what they do and that it needs to be done" and for me I thought that was unethical and a liability for me in the future if something was to come up later, my licenses and degrees would be on the line but apparently when Mrs. Smith is working that's what she does and staff there do as she says and falsely chart on clients.

Anyways, if you are looking for some small cash and experience while you further your career, the clients are not bad at all in my opinion, despite whatever they tell you in orientation to scare new hires from staying, you just have to be very observant of certain behaviors and mental disorders that you were taught in school that they don't teach you in a two week orientation. I believe the problem is management, and certain staff not equipped to handle those with behavioral/mental and IDD issues. The management will set you up for failure, that's why the turn over is so high and the staff currently there will let you know their concerns but will not speak up because they feel they will not be heard from management so they are all there for a check until they find something better. It's all up to you what you are willing to deal with for a $15 an hour job. Proceed to this job and position with caution because management makes this job a very high liability!!!!

Its a terrible facility and extremely traumatic, after leaving there I ended up getting diagnosed with PTSD because of all the trauma caused by that facility. It is not a mental health facility and should not label itself as such, it is not equipped to treat any sort of mental health disorders. This facility shouldn’t even be open because of how terrible of a place it is.

I loved it💯
It's been awhile since l left

I was there, and while there was fighting and stuff, it ultimately made me a better person and i kind of miss it. The staff there are amazing especially Discovery.