Community Based Acute Treatment (behavioral and emotional therapy)

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I went to look up this initialism because a friend used it in a blog post. What they meant is Community Based Acute Treatment, but we have nothing about it. I'm posting a pointer to this comment at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Psychology § CBAT (Community Based Acute Treatment).

Here's part of a page:

The Community Based Acute Treatment (CBAT) Program at Franciscan Children’s is an intensive, short-term acute residential unit for children and adolescents experiencing behavioral and emotional difficulties. Often, the CBAT program is used as a diversion to an inpatient hospitalization.
Treatment and stabilization is provided in a structured setting. By simulating everyday community living in a safe, therapeutic environment, children learn the skills and behaviors that will help when they return to their homes, schools, and communities.

From another Googit, a Boston Children's Hospital position announcement:

The Registered Nurse will be responsible for:
  • Providing psychiatric nursing care for patients ages 10-17 years on our new Community Based Acute Treatment (CBAT) Program.

And another:

Position: CBAT (Community Based Acute Treatment) Supervisor
Summary of position
  • To directly supervise CBAT day staff; oversee running of CBAT day programming for children with emotional, behavioral and learning disabilities.
  • Committed to child centered, family focused culturally co mpetent care and strength based treatment.
Experience Required: At least two years’ experience working with children with emotional, learning, and behavioral disabilities in a residential treatment center or special education school.
Mental Abilities Required: Must understand child development, and the impact of emotional, behavioral, and learning disabilities.

Please {{Ping}} me to discuss. --Thnidu (talk) 06:03, 21 April 2017 (UTC)Reply