Pros
In the early 2000's Victor was the place to be. Dave Favor and Roy Alexander, an unlikely but synergetic pair revolutionized the delivery of outpatient and residential therapeutic services to troubled youth and families. Employees were treated wonderfully, with phenomenol workshops held once a year, opportunities for upward mobility within the agency wide network of group homes, "FICS/VCCS" outpatient sites, and school based settings. Then Roy was "canned" while on vacation, and returned to find smooth operator Doug Scott the husband of Deborah Scott. Roy moved on to become the CEO of Stanford Homes, bringing his honest work style and value to another setting. Leaving staff to contend with a climate of fear and hesitancy. Talented middle management individuals left, and a divide an conquer mentality took hold. Over the next five years, multiple sites experienced a revolving door of employees.
Cons
Programs would fragment under the guise of EPSDT and medi-cal funding cuts, but it was the staff morale and massive lack of trust and integrity that proved the downfall of this once prestigious front runner in California. Following Dave Favor's subsequent death, there proved no way out. The rest is history. They say all empires will destroy themselves, and this has proven true at Victor Treatment Centers. The eagle has fallen. Hard.