N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:17-4.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 10A:17-4.3 - Provision of social services

(a) The goal of providing social services in a correctional facility/unit shall be to respond to the social needs of the inmate and to the management needs of the correctional facility/unit by maintaining and delivering a diversified range of services. These services may include, but are not limited to:

1. Determining criminogenic factors and establishing a continuum of care based upon the results of a risks/needs assessment that is administered to inmates;

2. Communication with outside agencies and individuals;

3. Information gathering;

4. Report writing;

5. Implementing programs developed and authorized by the Office of Transitional Services programs;

6. Consultation with correctional facility/unit staff members concerning specific inmate issues;

7. Services directed toward assisting inmates cope with interpersonal problems of an emotional, behavioral, or familial nature including, but not limited to:

i. Group process interventions;

ii. Crisis interventions in emergency situations, such as a serious illness or death in the family;

iii. The deterioration or termination of a relationship with a loved one; or

iv. Any situation which presents or could result in a crisis;

8. Activities that support the development of a program plan and support classification activity including, but not limited to:

i. Participation in classification meetings in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10A:9, Classification Process;

ii. Intake and assessment interviews;

iii. Program and discharge plan development beginning at intake that includes an aftercare component;

iv. Referral(s) for services; and

v. Progress and pre-parole report preparation;

9. Inmate orientation for newly received inmates; and

10. Activities related to situational problem-solving to include efforts to resolve problems through communication when there has been a failure in normal channels of resolution.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:17-4.3

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 1459(a), effective 7/18/2016