Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.07.19.300

Current through September 2, 2024

Section 16.07.19.300 - FAMILY SUPPORT PARTNER - CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Each applicant must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and meet the following minimum qualifications and requirements to be certified as a family support partner.

01.Educational Requirements. Each applicant has a high school diploma or GED certificate.

02.Training Requirements. Each applicant has completed a minimum of forty (40) hours of training that includes the following Family Support Partner competency areas:

a. Overview of mental illness and substance use disorders and their effects on the brain;

b. Advocacy skills used in multiple systems (children's behavioral health system, education and special education system, child welfare system, and juvenile court system);

c. Ethics;

d. The awareness of risk factors in participants' behaviors and the ability to access appropriate services;

e. The use of interpersonal and professional communication skills;

f. Stages of change;

g. Motivation and empowerment;

h. Parenting special needs children and family dynamics;

i. The recovery process;

j. The effects of trauma and use of a trauma-informed approach;

k. Wellness and natural supports;

l. Family-centered planning;

m. Boundaries and self-care;

n. Cultural sensitivity;

o. The children's mental health system;

p. How to tell your story and use your story to help others;

q. The child and family team and how to be a team player;

r. Work place dynamics and process;

s. The Certified Family Support Partner's role and duties on the job;

t. Relationship building;

u. Recovery plans; and

v. Local, state, and national resources.

03.Work or Volunteer Experience Requirements. Each applicant has obtained supervised experience providing family support services. A six (6) month certification may be granted under Section 111 of these rules to an applicant who lacks required experience.

a. An applicant that holds a bachelor's degree in a human services field documents one hundred (100) hours of family support partner experience.

b. An applicant that does not hold a bachelor's degree in a human support services field documents two hundred (200) hours of family support partner experience.

c. An applicant documents at a minimum twenty (20) hours of supervised family support services work or volunteer experience.

04.Person Self-Identified with Lived Experience. Each applicant identifies as an individual with lived experience as a parent or adult caregiver who is raising, or has raised, a child who lives with a mental illness or mental illness with a co-occurring substance use disorder.

Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.07.19.300

Effective July 1, 2024