Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.9404 - Behavior management
Rule 404.
(1) A
foster parent must follow the behavioral support plan developed for each foster
child by the child's social services worker.
(2) A foster parent may use reasonable
methods of physical intervention to prevent a foster child from harming himself
or herself or other persons.
(3) A
foster parent may not physically discipline or use corporal punishment for any
reason with a foster child and will intervene with a child in ways that are
trauma-responsive, positive, and consistent, and are based on each foster
child's needs, stage of development, and behavior. Children must always be
treated with dignity, sensitivity, compassion, and respect.
(4) All the following are prohibited:
(a) Corporal punishment, any type of
restraint, or any kind of punishment inflicted on the body.
(b) Confinement in an area such as a closet
or locked room.
(c) Withholding
food, clothing, rest, toilet use, or entrance to the foster home.
(d) Mental or emotional cruelty.
(e) Verbal abuse, including the use of
derogatory or discriminatory language, including negative references to the
child's SOGIE, yelling at youth, threats, ridicule, or humiliation.
(f) Prohibiting visits or communication with
a foster child's family.
(g) Denial
of necessary educational, medical, counseling, or social work
services.
Notes
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