Active Treatment Facilitator

About the role

The Active Treatment Facilitator (ATF) works under the direction of a Registered Nurse assisting with client goals and interventions listed in clients’ recovery plans. The ATF also provides therapeutic activities on the unit and assists with ADL’s such as bathing, dressing, and room clean up. The ATF also participates in crisis prevention and intervention with clients experiencing acute or chronic disabilities including one or multiple physical, mental, developmental disorders in a psychiatric setting.

Responsibilities

• Serves as team leader mentoring less experienced staff and leading therapeutic groups.
• Implements treatment plans through individual/group therapeutic sessions.
• Chooses activities/topics and leads group sessions.
• Updates written record of therapeutic sessions noting progress/problems/possible solutions.
• Intervenes in crisis situations, using appropriate therapeutic techniques.
• Observes/records/reports any unusual behavior/significant behavior changes.
• Observes/supervises clients/patients/residents ensuring appropriate location/safety/security.
• Plans, conducts/participates in individual/group social activities, on and off campus.
• May work with public/private sector to define/establish employment opportunities for client/patient/resident.
• Guides/teaches client/patient/resident regarding employment behavior.
• Participates in inter-disciplinary team meetings to provide input on client needs, strengths, and weakness and discuss