Common use of Behavioral Health Therapy Services Clause in Contracts

Behavioral Health Therapy Services. (1) These services include individual and family therapy, group therapy, and behavioral health day services. These services include psychotherapy or supportive counseling focused on assisting enrollees with the problems or symptoms identified in an assessment. The focus should be on identifying and utilizing the strengths of the enrollee, family, and other natural support systems. Therapy services should be geared to the individual needs of the enrollee and should be sensitive to the age, developmental level, and functional level of the enrollee. (2) Family or marital therapy is also included in this category. Examples of interventions include those that focus on resolution of a life crisis or an adjustment reaction to an external stressor or developmental challenge. (3) Behavioral Day Services are designed to enable individuals to function successfully in the community in the least restrictive environment and to restore or enhance ability for social and prevocational life management services. The primary functions of behavioral health day services are stabilization of the symptoms related to a behavioral health disorder to reduce or eliminate the need for more intensive levels of care, to provide transitional treatment after an acute episode, or to provide a level of therapeutic intensity not possible in a traditional outpatient setting.