
Therapist, Assertive Community Treatment
Frederick, MDFull-time$68–88K/yrPosted 3 days agoStill listed 3 days ago
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Job overview
The Therapist, Assertive Community Treatment provides individualized mobile treatment services to adults with persistent mental illness who have not succeeded in traditional outpatient settings. The role includes therapy, treatment planning with a multidisciplinary team, case management documentation, and connecting clients with community resources. Work typically follows a Monday–Friday schedule, with occasional evening or weekend availability required.
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Full job description
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) programs provide comprehensive, mobile treatment services for adults with a persistent mental health illness. The program is for individuals who have not found success in traditional outpatient settings and who require individualized treatment services when and where it’s needed.
What to expect.
This is a social and human services opportunity to provide individualized treatment, sometimes utilizing non-traditional therapeutic strategies that allow your clients to feel comfortable. You will meet each client where they are and help develop a treatment plan that is built on trust and safety.
Specific responsibilities include:
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Providing individual, family, and/or group therapy.
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Working with a multi-disciplined team to develop and implement treatment interventions and strategies.
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Maintaining accurate and timely clinical documentation as a part of your case management responsibilities.
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Transporting and/or accompanying clients to community resources and services.
Work hours typically follow a Monday – Friday schedule. Must have availability for occasional evening and/or weekend work. You will have independence and flexibility to schedule your appointments and complete your work under the program director’s direct approval and supervision.
What you’ll get from us.
At Sheppard Pratt, you will work alongside a multi-disciplined team led by a bold vision to change lives. We offer:
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A commitment to professional development, including a comprehensive tuition reimbursement program to support ongoing education and licensure and/or certification preparation
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Free clinical supervision to those working towards licensure
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Licensing and certification preparation assistance
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Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits for benefit eligible positions
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403b retirement match
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Generous paid-time-off for benefit eligible positions
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Complimentary Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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Grand rounds, CME opportunities, and on-site lectures
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Cross-discipline collaboration
Pay for this position is determined on a number of factors, including but not limited to, license and years and level of related experience.
What we need from you.
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One of the following licenses:
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Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
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Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (LGPC)
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Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
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Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW)
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A driver’s license with 3-points or less and access to an insured vehicle.
The pay range for this position is $66,000 minimum to $85,000 maximum. Pay for this position is determined on a number of factors, including but not limited to, license and years and level of related experience.
WHY SHEPPARD PRATT? At Sheppard Pratt, we are more than just a workplace. We are a community of healthcare professionals who are dedicated to providing hope and healing to individual’s facing life’s challenges. Join us and be a part of a mission that changes lives!
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How this job compares
Set against the 2,870 open Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$68–88K/yr
- Maryland median$66–90K/yr31 salary ranges
- US median$66–82K/yr1,051 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $78K, is close to the Maryland median midpoint ($78K) — in the middle half of Therapist salary ranges in Maryland.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 59 open Therapist jobs in Maryland and 2,870 across the US. 17% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
- Sheppard Pratt (this employer)16 open
- Genesis Healthcare10 open
- Magellan Health Services5 open
- Experience
- Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (830 postings).
- Education
- 1,918 of the 2,870 open Therapist jobs (67%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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