N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-5.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 3A:56-5.4 - Staff training and development

(a) The home shall develop a training plan and the director shall ensure that all staff members, upon employment, are trained in:

1. The home's statement of purpose, as specified in 3A:56-3.1;

2. The home's behavior management policy and search and seizure policy, if any, as specified in 3A:56-6.14 and 6.15;

3. Emergency procedures, as specified in 3A:56-4.5(a), (b) and (c);

4. Protocols for medication, as specified in 3A:56-7.4 and 7.5;

5. Infection control procedures, as specified in 3A:56-7.8;

6. The home's techniques for safe physical restraint, if applicable, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:56-6.13(e)6;

7. Cultural sensitivity and diversity;

8. Characteristics and needs of any specialized population served;

9. Appropriate methods of verbal and physical interactions with children, including recognizing and establishing boundaries; and

10. Recognizing and managing job-related stress, before, during, and after a behavioral crisis.

(b) The home shall ensure that every new staff member is accompanied on his or her duties by an experienced staff member as part of an orientation, until the new staff member is familiar with daily routines and operations of the home.

3. Child and adolescent development, human sexuality, and AIDS;

4. Suicide prevention;

5. Infection control and medication; and

6. Preventing, recognizing, and reporting child abuse and neglect, to include physical, sexual, and emotional child abuse and neglect, and human trafficking.

(d) The home or agency, excluding treatment homes operated in private dwellings without an on-grounds swimming pool or other body of water, shall maintain documentation in each staff member's record, that all social service and child care staff members, including full-and part-time staff, possess current certification in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and first aid for children.

(e) The home's training plan may include in-depth discussions at staff meetings or attendance at workshops or conferences.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-5.4

Administrative Change, 49 N.J.R. 98a.

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 135(a), effective 1/2/2018