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Explain how you would react to your colleague two different responses if you were in the meeting.

My colleague posts unhealthy conflict responses.

"Okay, I have to jump in here because I honestly cannot believe what I'm hearing. You're seriously suggesting that we cut staff from Therapy Services? Are you even aware of the caseloads my team is managing? We are already stretched to the max trying to keep up with client needs, and now you're proposing we shrink the department?

It feels like this is coming out of left fieldwithout any real understanding of what we do or the demand for our services. If you're looking for inefficiencies, maybe look elsewhere, because it's not in Therapy Services.

And let's be honestthis feels like a personal jab or a political move, not a constructive suggestion. We should be supporting each other as leaders, not targeting departments just to make a point."

"I don't even think we're having a productive conversation right now."

My colleague postsHealthy Conflict Response

"Thanks for raising your concerns. I can hear that you're thinking about how we can optimize our resources, and I want to acknowledge that. We're all under pressure to do more with less right now, and I understand why these conversations are necessary.

That said, I'd like to provide some perspective before we move further with the idea of cutting Therapy Services staff. Our team provides critical mental health care to a wide range of clients, many of whom are referred directly from the Medical Clinic and other departments. In fact, our client volume has been steadily increasing over the past two quarters. We've also seen a sharp rise in acuityclients presenting with more complex needs, many tied to trauma and behavioral health crises.

Reducing staff at this time would not only increase wait times but could also compromise care and put more pressure on other units. We're already seeing signs of burnout among clinicians, and this could create ripple effects across the organization.

What I propose is that we take a step back and look at the full picturelet's pull recent data from all departments, including Therapy Services and the Medical Clinic, to evaluate productivity, impact, and need. This way, we're making decisions based on facts, not assumptions.

Also, I want to center this conversation around our shared mission. People First San Diego is committed to trauma-informed, whole-person care. That requires us to treat mental and behavioral health services as foundationalnot optional.

So yes, let's have the hard conversations, but let's also approach them collaboratively, with mutual respect, and a commitment to transparency. I'm happy to work with leadership and HR to explore solutions that make sense long-term without compromising the care we provide."

"Let's keep the dialogue openand productive."