Associate Therapist

Posted Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM

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The Associate Therapist  works in a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing treatment services according to the Centerfor Discovery Clinical Model.

Therapist responsibilities include ensuringpatientsafety, providing milieu interventions, leading psycho educational and process-oriented therapy groups, facilitate clinical assessments, conducting therapy sessions, and other case management tasks, as assigned.

• Ensure clinical documentation is completed timely throughout the course of treatment.
• Establish therapeutic rapport with patients and families/loved ones.
• Facilitates admission assessments and the admission process for new patients with professionalism, courtesy, and a welcoming attitude.
• Understands role in providing expeditious access to care for individuals seeking services.
• Participates in weekly treatment team and communicates weekly treatment goals with all team members.
• Completes appropriate number of therapy sessions weekly for patients, including family/support system sessions aligned with the patients’ level of care.
• RTC: two individual sessions and one family/support system session
• PHP: one individual session and one family/support system session
• IOP: one therapeutic session – individual or family/support system, as clinically indicated
• Facilitates the process orientated and psychoeducation groupsone to two times,daily.
• Required to sit at a meal and/or snack a minimum ofonceper week.
• Facilitates multi-family groups, family program,and/or family weekend.
• Provides utilization reviews to insurance companies, providing appropriate clinical information to obtain initial authorization and continuing stay authorization,as necessary.
• Is appropriately accessible to family members or loved ones.
• Assessespatientsforsuicidality and possibility of danger to self or others.
• May provide additional clinical support for other members of the clinical team in their absence.
• Communicates with the Utilization Review Department and Business Department regarding authorization and payment.
• Begins discharge planning on day of admission for all patients.
• Completes discharge session with patient to ensure coping skills, transition plan, and resources are understood and intact.
• Ensures discharge appointments are confirmed with patient and loved ones prior to discharge.
• Communicates with referral sources and outpatient providers for continuity of care upon admission, midpoint, and discharge.
• Facilitatespatienttransfers to a higher level of care, as needed.
• Actively participates in clinical outreach and program tours,as needed.
• Effectively manages crises in sessions and the milieu.
• Provides support to milieu staff in their…