Section 05.02.01.220 - GUIDELINES FOR SPECIFIC SERVICES01.Counseling Services.a. All counseling services provided to juvenile offenders, whether individual, group, or family must be performed by a clinician, counselor, or therapist, as defined in these rules.b. Counseling should be planned and goal directed.c. Notes must be written for each service provided and include documentation of who provided the service. The notes must be dated and clearly labeled either individual, group, or family counseling.d. The methods and techniques applied in counseling and the frequency and intensity of the sessions should be determined by assessment.e. Counseling should be reality-oriented and directed toward helping juvenile offenders understand and solve specific problems; discontinue inappropriate, damaging, destructive, or dangerous behaviors; and fulfill individual needs.f. The minimum standard for the frequency of counseling services must be specified in the comprehensive program description attached to the contract with the Department.g. There should be a mechanism developed to monitor and record incremental progress toward the desired outcome of counseling services.h. Programs should be able to demonstrate that counseling interventions are shared in general with other program service providers, and there is broad mutual support for the goals of counseling in all service areas of the program.i. Programs must provide crisis intervention counseling, if warranted by the assessment and circumstances.j. The Provider must furnish adequate space for conducting private interviews and counseling sessions at the facility.k. Family counseling services must be available as a part of the juvenile offender's service implementation plan, to the extent that this is supported by the assessment. If the assessment indicates a need for these services, family counseling should specifically address issues that, directly or indirectly, resulted in the juvenile offender's removal from the home and the issue of eventual reintegration back into the family unit. A statement of goals to be achieved or worked toward by the juvenile offender and the family should be part of the service implementation plan.02.Substance Abuse Services. As a minimum standard, programs must provide substance abuse services, as determined by assessment and indicated in the service implementation plan. Substance abuse services must have direct oversight by a certified alcohol and drug counselor, or master's level clinician with three (3) years' experience in the substance abuse field. Substance abuse services must be fully described in the detailed program description and have a written curriculum containing a description of each session offered. Juvenile offenders receiving substance abuse services must have an introduction to a community intervention program. Relapse prevention plans must be a component of the substance abuse services provided and be specifically based on the individual needs of the juvenile offender. Notes documenting the service provided must be dated, clearly labeled "substance abuse services," with each entry signed by the counselor performing the service.03.Social Skills Training Including Relapse Prevention Skills. Programs must assess each juvenile offender's social skills and document specific services provided to improve functioning in this area. Additionally, every juvenile offender must have developed a written relapse prevention plan prior to successfully completing the program.04.Life Skills and Independent Living. Programs must be able to demonstrate that juvenile offenders are taught basic life skills and that age-appropriate juvenile offenders are involved in independent living skills consistent with their age and needs. This program should include, at a minimum, instruction in: a. Hygiene and grooming skills;b. Laundry and maintenance of clothing;c. Appropriate social skills;e. Use of recreation and leisure time;f. Use of community resources;h. Use of public transportation, where available;i. Budgeting and shopping;k. Punctuality, attendance, and other employment-related matters;l. Vocational planning and job finding skills; andm. Basic health education.05.Recreational Services. Programs should have a written plan for providing recreational services based on individual needs, interests, and functional levels of the population served.a. The recreational program should include indoor and outdoor activities. Activities should minimize television and make use of a full array of activities that encourage both individual entertainment and small group interaction. An appropriately furnished area should be designated inside the facility for leisure activities.b. Programs should have staff educated and experienced in recreational programs to ensure good planning, organizing, supervision, use of facility, and community activities. Recreational activities considered part of the service implementation plan must be funded by the Provider. The use of community recreational resources should be maximized, as long as community safety is assured. The Provider must arrange for the transportation and provide the supervision required for any usage of community recreational resources. No juvenile offender may be required to pay to participate in recreational activities made available through the program.06.Transportation Services. In all transport situations there must be at least one (1) assigned staff of the same gender, or two (2) assigned staff of the opposite gender, as the juvenile offender being transported.07.Transport in Personal Vehicles. Juveniles in the custody of the Department will not be transported in Provider employee personal vehicles unless an emergency exists and is substantiated by documentation.Idaho Admin. Code r. 05.02.01.220