Section 801.410  Training and Staff Development

a)         The facility shall establish a staff development and training program for all categories of personnel, including continuing education requirements.  The facility's staff development and training program shall be planned and coordinated by a qualified supervisory employee.  The facility training plan shall be reviewed and updated annually.

b)         The training plan shall include the method of documentation of training scheduled and completed including:  the date; training topic; trainer; curriculum; hours of credit; and if continuing education credits or certificates were issued, any grades, scores, or other measures of completion.

c)         All new full-time employees shall receive at least three work days of orientation training before undertaking their assignments.  This training shall include at a minimum:  orientation to the purpose, goals, policies, and procedures of the facility; working conditions and regulations; employees' rights and responsibilities; and an overview of the juvenile justice system. It shall include instructions related to the employee's job duties and responsibilities.

d)         All administrative, managerial, and professional staff shall receive 40 hours of professional training in addition to the orientation training during their first year of employment and 40 hours of training each year thereafter. At a minimum, this training shall include:  general management; juvenile law; labor relations; the juvenile justice system; treatment modalities; security policy and practice; relationships with other service agencies and professionals; and, where applicable, continuing education units.

e)         All direct youth care staff shall receive 120 hours of training during their first year of employment and an additional 40 hours of training each year thereafter.  At a minimum, this training shall include:  program and treatment modalities; crisis intervention procedures and techniques; security procedures, systems, and methods of supervision of youth; signs of suicide risks and suicide precautions; use-of-force regulations and methods; report writing; youth rules of conduct; disciplinary techniques; grievance procedures; rights and responsibilities of youth; fire escape and emergency procedures; safety procedures; key and tool control; interpersonal relations; social and cultural life styles of the youth population; communication skills; first aid and CPR; counseling techniques and behavioral interventions; and standards of conduct.

f)          All part-time staff, volunteers, and contractual personnel shall receive formal orientation appropriate to their assignments and additional training as needed.