This has probably been a question before, but I'm curious about other's caseloads and how they compare to what a standard/manageable caseload might be. Does anyone not in private practice have one of the latter?

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In private practice I chose the number of clients I saw.
When I was working in the hospital on the psych unit, my caseload really fluctuates. It could be slow or stupid crazy busy- never really steadied out.
In the schools, the caseloads are specific to Special Ed students and it was high but I would have worked with them anyway, if you know what I mean. Worked with Gen Ed kids as well, though those kids were not considered part of my caseload but worked with them nonetheless. Kids came to me all day long when I was in my office. I also handled every crisis, behavioral melt down, suicide assessments and behavioral threat assessments, MTsS mtgs, and of course I worked with a to of parents. I loved the schools and retired from k-12 in June (2024)

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