Section 801.810  Social and Psychological Service Programs

a)         Social Service Program

The facility shall make available the services necessary to meet the needs of the youth.  Social service programs may include diagnostic testing and assessment, psychiatric evaluation, pharmacological intervention, and behavior programming; individual, group, and family counseling; drug and alcohol treatment; sex offender and special offender treatment; and violence reduction programming.  Youth who have a dual diagnosis shall have interventions appropriate to their needs.

b)         Annual Needs Survey

Facility staff shall survey and identify the collective service needs of the youth population at least annually.  New program initiatives shall be provided to meet the needs of youth with specific types of problems.

c)         Program Coordination and Supervision

1)         The social and psychological services program shall be administered and supervised by a licensed mental health professional.

2)         Social and psychological personnel who provide counseling and social services shall be available at a ratio of at least one full-time employee to every 20 youth or an equivalent.

d)         Counseling

1)         Staff members shall be available to counsel youth at their request and on an emergency basis.

2)         Youth shall have access to psychiatric services in accordance with their needs.

3)         Social, psychological, and psychiatric personnel shall share relevant information and coordinate their efforts with appropriate staff.