N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37-6.20

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 10:37-6.20 - Specific requirements

(a) CHE should be conceptualized within an educational design and should include courses in the following categories:

1. Personal and physical health care: To assist individuals with their own physical appearance and health; to encourage them to participate in their health care process. Includes, but is not limited to: personal hygiene, rest, nutrition, safety, visits to physicians, dentists, etc. Sample courses are: Dental Hygiene, Self-Medication, Learning about Your Epilepsy, Hypertension, Diabetic Self-Care, Coiffure and Cosmetology, Basic Hygiene, Physical Fitness and First-Aid.

2. Human behavior: To teach individuals aspects of human interaction and to help them incorporate positive learned behaviors into their daily lives. Sample courses are: Loneliness, Anger, Self-Appraisal, Human Communication, Human Sexuality, Women's/Men's groups, Death and Dying.

3. Home management and vocational planning: To instruct individuals in the skills necessary for living and working in the community. Such programs include: Use of the Telephone, Housekeeping, Nutrition, Shopping, Cooking, Banking and Money Management, Filling out Job Applications, Interviewing Techniques and Transportation.

4. Community adjustment, services and leisure activities: To inform individuals of the resources and services available within the community and to advocate for their use. Courses include: Library Orientation, Community Awareness, Voting, Senior Citizens Groups and Community Resources.

(b) Specific courses should be developed within the context of stated goals and behavioral objectives.

(c) The actual learning experience may occur within a classroom setting, a simulated setting or in the community (bank, library, grocery store, etc.), provided or arranged by a mental health program.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37-6.20