Utah Admin. Code R501-8-16 - Individual Experiences
(1) If an outdoor
youth program conducts an individual component for clients as part of the
program, the program shall have and follow written policies and procedures,
which shall include the following:
(a) an
assessment of each client's ability to safely participate in the
experience;
(b) a description of
the individual component to ensure that each client is not exposed to an
unreasonable risk;
(c) guardian
permission for the youth to participate in the experience;
(d) a policy that individual experiences are
not required and must be entered voluntarily by the client or only as
clinically indicated;
(e) a policy
of providing preparatory instruction and guidance to the client prior to an
individual experience;
(f) an
individual assessment of client readiness;
(g) a description of the maximum duration of
each individual experience;
(h) a
policy explaining that a solo experience may not be used as a punishment or
general practice;
(i) a policy that
each staff shall be familiar with the area chosen to conduct individual
experiences;
(j) a supervision plan
for each individual event with a frequent check-in to allow each client to
rescind voluntary participation and go back to the group;
(k) documentation of the duration of each
individual event;
(l) a plan for
managing emergencies; and
(m)
documentation of how each individual program component is not used as seclusion
or in violation of Section
62A-2-123.
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