The building blocks of a quality day treatment program: the business plan.

Abstract

This article undertakes two interrelated tasks in order to illustrate the business plan as a dynamic part of the day treatment planning process. To ensure an understanding of basic concepts, it walks the day treatment program planner through the elements of a generic business plan. Building upon this foundation, the paper provides the day treatment program planner with detailed information regarding the various uses to which the material gathered for the business plan may be employed.