N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37J-2.9

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 10:37J-2.9 - Staff training

(a) The PA shall develop and implement an individualized training plan for each PACT staff member. The training plan shall include attendance at established training programs, presentations by guest speakers or the development of programs in-house, based on the needs of individual staff members.

1. The training plan shall include initial training and ongoing training programs.

2. The training plan shall include, but not be limited to, programs on the following topics:

i. Components and principles of Assertive Community Treatment;

ii. Team process and team building;

iii. Recovery planning and recordkeeping;

iv. Consumer consent;

v. Case management;

vi. Wellness and recovery principles;

vii. PACT-specific safety and risk management;

viii. Medications;

ix. Psychiatric rehabilitation;

x. Supported employment;

xi. Mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse disorders;

xii. Family support;

xiii. Entitlements, housing and other public assistance;

xiv. Leadership and coaching skills for the PACT director and other appropriate PA administrators;

xv. Cultural competency;

xvi. Trauma-informed care; and

xvii. Medical effects of drugs, alcohol, obesity, diet, exercise, diabetes mellitus, and heart disease.

3. The PA shall develop an affiliation agreement with the PACT Training and Technical Assistance Initiative defining their respective roles in the development and implementation of the PACT team(s)' training plan, as well as other areas of training and technical assistance. The affiliation agreement will be modified based on a provider's communicated need.

4. All PACT team staff and, when appropriate, PA administration shall be required to participate in any training, conferences, and technical assistance activities mandated by the Division.

(b) The PA shall adhere to all workforce development specifications delineated by the Division in the annual contracting process.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37J-2.9

Amended by R.2008 d.256, effective 9/15/2008.
See: 40 N.J.R. 974(a), 40 N.J.R. 5227(b).
In (a)2iii, substituted "Recovery" for "Treatment"; rewrote (a)2vi; in (a)2xi, inserted "co-occurring" and "disorders"; added (a)2xv through (a)2xvii; in (a)3, inserted the last sentence; and added (b).