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Western Youth Services’ success
in recent years is also a credit to
their dedicated staff members.
Their collective dedication and
commitment, Lorry shared, is
what makes all services possi-
ble.
WYS employs more than 250
people. The vast majority are
‘clinicians,’ many of them with
Master’s Degrees or Doctorates,
including family therapists, so-
cial workers, psychiatrists, psy-
chologists, behavioral health
specialists, and more. They also
employ a lot of trainees – people
who are in school and working
towards their degrees – includ-
ing psychologists-in-training, as
they have an American Psycho-
logical Association-accredited
psychology internship program.
Many of these varied staffmem-
bers have been with the organi-
zation for a long time. Lorry has
served for more than 20 years
and another employee contin-
ues to serve for more than 35
years. Many members of their
management and supervisory
teams have been there for over
a decade.
Lorry credits that loyalty to the
underlying mission of WYS, com-
bined with the efficacy of their
approach. She says their team
believes in the cause they are
working towards, and they can
see that they are making a real
tangible difference in people’s
lives.
“We have a lot of longevity in
our staff, and I think the num-
ber one reason is because we’re
truly committed to the clients we
serve,” Lorry says. “We know we
are helping the most vulnerable
population of children and fam-
ilies in this county. That’s very
rewarding. We can go home at
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