Who We Are
STR Cedar Creek is a residential mental health treatment center in Warminster, Pennsylvania, offering structured, evidence-based care for adults 18 and older living with complex mental health conditions. Nestled in Bucks County, the program provides the time, space, and support to step away from the pressures of everyday life and focus fully on healing.
At STR Cedar Creek, clinical expertise and genuine compassion go hand in hand. The team gets to know each client - their story, their needs, their goals - and builds a treatment plan around them. The focus isn't just on managing symptoms. It's about helping clients feel like themselves again.
STR Cedar Creek is a program of STR Behavioral Health, nationally recognized by the Human Rights Campaign for LGBTQIA+-affirming care.
What we offer
Position Summary
Associate Therapists provide individual, family and group therapy sessions for clients in a residential mental health/substance use treatment setting, under the supervision of fully licensed therapists. Associate Therapists assess the therapeutic needs of clients, develop appropriate treatment plans, and facilitate group, family and individual therapy sessions. Position collaborates with clients, team members, external clinical partners and family members, as appropriate, to coordinate care throughout the treatment process.
Relationships and Contacts
Within the organization: Maintains frequent and close working relationships with clinical, admissions, and leadership team members throughout the organization.
Outside the organization: Initiates and maintains strong professional relationships with clients and families, clinical providers, referral partners and vendors, as needed.
Position Responsibilities
Essential Responsibilities
Facilitates group, individual, and family therapy sessions in accordance with the clinical program schedule.
Completes session notes, contact logs, discharge plans and other reports in compliance with State, accrediting bodies, quality guidelines and payor source guidelines.
Completes all necessary documentation within prescribed format and timelines.
Ensures documentation reflects ongoing assessments of client's clinical presentation and behaviors.
Facilitates specialized groups as assigned based on education, training, and experience.
Selects appropriate interventions to meet the clinical needs of individual clients.
Maintains therapeutic relationships with clients using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviors and attitudes.
Sets limits and holds boundaries in a kind and firm manner.
Conducts effective verbal crisis intervention and de-escalation involving other team members, as needed.
Collaborates with an interdisciplinary treatment team to coordinate client care from admission through discharge.
Attends clinical, consultation, and operations meetings; serves as a clinical advocate for assigned cases.
Communicates client progress with the referral sources, families, parents and/or guardians, as appropriate.
Addresses clients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in a welcoming and respectful manner.
Responds to clients and families with empathy and positive professional skills.
Additional Responsibilities