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MHS THRIVE Group Attendance Policy
Consistent attendance is necessary for DBT group to be effective for you and other group members. Attendance, timeliness, and consistency are also important life skills.
It is expected that group members attend group at or above 90% of all scheduled sessions. This policy allows for one absence per month. Please schedule other appointments around your DBT group.
If you fall below 90% attendance, you will be put on an attendance contract and your treatment team will be contacted. The contract is for 10 group sessions; you must attend 9/10 of these sessions to go off the attendance contract. If you miss more than 1 time out of those 10 sessions, you will be put on a discharge contract and your team will be contacted again.
The discharge contract is also for 10 group sessions. Like the attendance contract, you must attend 9/10 of these sessions to go off of the discharge contract. If you miss more than one of those 10 sessions, you can be discharged from the program and cannot reapply for 3 months.
Excused absences are at the discretion of the group therapist and the group, and may or may not be negotiable. Documentation may be required.
You are responsible for keeping your therapist and the group informed if you have to miss your group session. Always call before group if you will be absent. An absence without a call before group will probably not be excused.
A Leave of Absence (LOA) may be granted in some cases at the discretion of the therapist and/or treatment team. LOAs must be planful with a clear time-limit. It is your responsibility to keep your therapist and team informed during an LOA. Documentation of an LOA may be required.
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