N.J. Admin. Code § 12:51-9.1

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

Section 12:51-9.1 - Psycho-social centers

(a) Psycho-social rehabilitation is a structured program of vocational preparation which endeavors to:

1. Discover and develop the individual's strengths and assets;

2. Build positive and adaptive skills; and

3. Increase and extend the individual's repertoire of skilled behavior in the physical, emotional and intellectual areas. The purpose of the center is to teach living, learning and working skills necessary to function effectively in the individual's community with adequate support.

(b) Psycho-social rehabilitation is distinguishable from treatment or maintenance programs by its emphasis on vocational performance skills acquisition. Treatment seeks to alleviate discomfort, reduce symptoms and minimize "sickness" in a non-threatening environment with minimum demands. Vocational rehabilitation begins when work ceases to be a treatment modality and becomes the program goal toward which all psycho-social activities and all performance expectations are oriented.

(c) The tactic of providing vocational performance skill acquisition is designed to make the client increasingly less dependent upon the program itself and upon the mental health system. Rather than solving the immediate problems, or assisting him through a crisis, the rehabilitation goal is ultimately to teach the individual the skills necessary to prevent future problems, enabling him or her to live and work effectively and independently. Effective rehabilitation programs are those in which all activities are systematically synchronized to progress deliberately toward that goal utilizing existing resources and linking the client to program services that ultimately enhance his or her independence in the community.

(d) The minimum staff required for approval of a facility in this classification should consist of the following.

1. Executive director (agency);

2. Program director or supervisor (full-time);

3. Rehabilitation counselor (full-time);

4. Work supervisor (full-time);

5. Employment specialist (full-time); and

6. Consulting psychiatrist.

(e) At least two of the staff in (d) above, exclusive of the executive director and consulting psychiatrist, must have a master's degree or a B.A. and at least three years experience in providing vocational programming to people with a psychiatric disability. A staff-to-client ration of one to 12 exclusive of the executive director and consulting psychiatrist must be maintained.

(f) Specific staff qualifications appear at 12:51-12.1(i)1 through 11 and will be followed. The staff personnel mentioned in (d) above must be approved by DVRS.

(g) Demonstration of compliance with standards for New Jersey vocational rehabilitation centers is the responsibility of the center.

N.J. Admin. Code § 12:51-9.1

Amended by R.1983 d.600, effective 1/3/1984.
See: 15 New Jersey Register 1548(a), 16 New Jersey Register 51(b).
Clarification of language only.
Amended by R.1991 d.604, effective 12/16/1991.
See: 23 New Jersey Register 2927(b), 23 New Jersey Register 3797(a).
Revised (a)3, (b), (c), and (g).
Amended by R.1996 d.564, effective 12/16/1996.
See: 28 New Jersey Register 4045(a), 28 New Jersey Register 5209(a).
Former section "Staffing requirements, procedures and qualifications" recodified to N.J.A.C. 12:51-12.1.
Amended by R.2002 d.119, effective 5/6/2002.
See: 33 New Jersey Register 4091(a), 34 New Jersey Register 1726(a).
In (g), substituted "centers" for "facilities" and substituted "center" for "facility".