Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-5-7433 - Orientation and Training for Staff

A. A licensee shall have a written plan for orientation and training of all staff. The plan shall include a method for the licensee to evaluate whether the person has actually learned the information that was the subject of orientation or training.

B. All staff shall receive initial orientation and training before assignment to solo supervision of children. The initial orientation and training shall include:

1. Acquainting staff with the licensee's philosophy, organization, program, practices, and goals;

2. Familiarizing staff with the licensee's policies and procedures, including those on confidentiality, client and family rights, grievances, emergencies and evacuations, behavior management, preventing and reporting child maltreatment, recordkeeping, medications, infection control, and treatment philosophy;

3. Training staff in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid according to American Red Cross guidelines as prescribed in R6-5-7432(G);

4. Training staff to do the initial health screening prescribed in R6-5-7438(E)(9); the licensee shall have a licensed medical practitioner provide this training;

5. Training staff in de-escalation and any physical restraint practices used at the facility by an instructor qualified under this subsection. An instructor is qualified to train staff in de-escalation and physical restraint practices if:

a. The instructor has a written curriculum that conforms to the requirements of this Article and state law.

b. The classroom instruction provided conforms to the requirements of this Article and state law.

6. Familiarizing staff with the specific child care responsibilities outlined in the person's job description;

7. Training staff to recognize expected responses to and side effects of medications commonly prescribed for children in care; and

8. Training staff in the licensee's emergency admissions process if applicable to the licensee's services.

C. The licensee's training plan for ongoing training shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection.

1. A full-time support staff member shall receive at least four hours of annual training.

2. A full-time direct care staff member shall receive at least 24 hours of annual training.

3. The training shall cover matters related to the person's job responsibilities, and at least the following subjects, as appropriate to the characteristics of the children in care at the facility:

a. Child management techniques;

b. Discipline, crisis intervention, and behavior management techniques;

c. A review of the licensee's policies;

d. Health care issues and procedures;

e. Maintenance of current certification in CPR and first aid;

f. Attachment and separation issues for children and families;

g. Sensitivity towards and skills related to cultural and ethnic differences;

h. Self-awareness, values, and professional ethics; and

i. Children's need for permanency and how the agency works to fulfill this need.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-5-7433

Adopted effective July 1, 1997; filed with the Secretary of State's Office May 15, 1997 (Supp. 97-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 4032, effective September 29, 2000 (Supp. 00-3).