049-12 Wyo. Code R. § 12-12

Current through April 27, 2019

Section 12-12 - Expedition

(a) An expedition is described as a journey or excursion away from the base camp undertaken for a specific purpose.

(b) There shall be a written description and schedule of every expedition activity.

(c) The program director, field supervisor, field staff or designee shall brief staff prior to any expedition. The briefing at a minimum shall include:

(i) The planned route, terrain, time schedule, weather forecast and any potential hazards;

(ii) Any procedures unique to that expedition; and

(iii) Information about the child's background, which may include, but is not limited to, potential problems, plus the goals and objectives of the ITPC (see Section 22 of this Chapter).

(d) Evaluations of the children and staff shall be conducted as follows:

(i) The field supervisor shall conduct an evaluation on the overall physical condition of the children and staff on each expedition at least every seven (7) days.

(ii) If the expedition is longer in duration than three (3) weeks, the field supervisor or designee shall make an on-site visit at least every two (2) weeks in order to conduct a supervisory evaluation of the children and staff.

(e) The field supervisor shall debrief staff after returning from any expedition, at time of staff changes, or both.

(f) The field supervisor shall debrief children after returning from any expedition. The debriefing shall at a minimum:

(i) Include a written summary of the child's participation and progress achieved;

(ii) Be provided in written form to the child's parent(s) or legal guardian(s); and

(iii) Parent(s) or legal guardian(s) and child shall be given the opportunity and encouraged to submit a written evaluation of the outdoor youth experience.

(g) The program shall document results of the evaluation of the conditions of the child, interactions of child and staff, briefings, de-briefings, and compliance with program policies and procedures.

(h) The program shall retain evaluations of the child in the child's record.

049-12 Wyo. Code R. § 12-12