Or. Admin. Code § 416-490-0021 - General Provisions
(1) Staff
Intervention on a YIC's negative behavior is designed to alter the YIC's
environment to allow the YIC to regain self-control and develop skills to
change the YIC's behavior. The type of Intervention used must directly
correlate to the behavior change needed.
(2) Isolation may only be used when a YIC is
in danger of physically harming others, where a serious threat of violence is
present, or violence has occurred.
(3) Physical Intervention or restraint may
only be used when a YIC presents a danger to self or others, including to
prevent substantial physical plant damage or serious compromise to facility
operations, and to prevent an escape from a youth correction
facility.
(4) Isolation , restraint,
or Physical Intervention is viewed as an exceptional or extreme
practice.
(5) Once initiated, the
Intervention must be as limited in time as possible.
(6) All staff expected to have a role in
restraint and Physical Intervention must be trained and demonstrate
competency.
(7) Managers are held
accountable at all times for initiating, using, and terminating Isolation ,
restraint, or Physical Intervention procedures. Accountability is a component
of performance improvement efforts and staff competency evaluations.
(8) Each YIC's Case Plan must identify
specific Interventions to be used to avoid Isolation , Safety Programs,
restraint, or Physical Interventions, and address the YIC's strengths and
cultural issues.
(9) Decisions to
initiate Isolation procedures, planned restraint or Physical Interventions must
include an assessment of the YIC's history of sexual and physical abuse,
violence, developmental disability, and medical or psychiatric issues pertinent
to the decision.
(10) Mental health
services staff must be notified when YICs with either mental health or
developmental disability issues are placed in Isolation or a Safety Program ,
restrained, or involved in Physical Interventions.
(11) After an incident, YICs and staff must
be involved in a clinically-timed post-procedure debriefing to determine how
future incidents can be prevented.
(12) YIC dignity must be maintained to the
extent possible.
(13) Time-out ,
Room-lock Other , Safety Program , Isolation , restraint, or Physical Intervention
must not be initiated or maintained as a substitute for treatment, as
punishment, or for staff convenience.
(14) Isolation , Physical Intervention , and
restraint are emergency safety Interventions, not therapeutic techniques, and
are implemented in a manner designed to protect the YIC's safety, dignity, and
emotional wellbeing.
(15) Staff
must reinforce the YIC's positive behaviors and strengths and remain sensitive
to cultural issues.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 420A.025
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 420A.105 & ORS 420A.108
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