(a) Orientation Training. All staff (including foster parents) must complete a prescribed number of hours of orientation training, as set forth in each program-specific chapter of these rules. - (i) The orientation training shall include but not be limited to the following:
- (A) Organization policies and organization staff member roles;
- (B) Responsibilities for reporting child abuse and/or neglect;
- (C) The staff member's role and responsibilities in relation to the child and family and permanency;
- (D) Training in the area of universal precautions (blood borne pathogens);
- (E) Procedures for adherence to personal and professional ethics and conduct;
- (F) Orientation to the organization's approved crisis intervention procedures and reporting of critical incidents and adverse events;
- (G) Record-keeping requirements;
- (I) Helping juveniles with acceptance of the residential setting and separation and loss inherent in out-of-home care for children and families, and for the staff members when children leave;
- (J) Confidentiality;
- (I) All staff must be instructed on the federal and state legal requirements of maintaining confidentiality; and
- (II) Failure to comply with confidentiality requirements may result in employment termination and/or criminal prosecution;
- (K) Risk and impact of substance abuse on child population;
- (L) The overall importance of the direct supervision and safety of children;
- (M) Rights of the persons served by the program;
- (N) Suicide prevention and intervention;
- (O) Prevention of workplace violence, homicide and other criminal acts;
- (P) Procedures for safe transportation of children and orientation to organization vehicles, if applicable;
- (Q) Implementation of the organization's written emergency and evacuation plans;
- (R) Recognition of eating disorders;
- (S) Behavior management and appropriate discipline; and
- (T) Crisis prevention and intervention.
- (ii) If the facility utilizes a Seclusion Room, the designated staff authorized to place a child in the Seclusion Room shall be oriented and trained as outlined in Section 25.
- (iii) If the organization is using physical restraint, all staff and foster parents who use restraint shall be oriented and trained in appropriate behavioral interventions procedures as outlined in Section 25.
- (iv) All administrative and managerial staff shall receive training and the training may include but is not limited to:
- (A) General management, including labor law and staff/management relations;
- (B) Child welfare, juvenile justice and mental health systems;
- (C) Relationships with other service organizations; and/or
- (D) Best practices in program area.
(b) CPR and First Aid training. All staff shall complete within ninety (90) days from the date of hire. All times that children are present in a facility, there must be one (1) direct care staff person present who has current certification in CPR and First Aid. Foster parents must have current certification in CPR and First Aid prior to receiving certification from the Child Placing Agency or Therapeutic Foster Care Agency. - (i) All CPR and First Aid training must meet the requirements of the American Heart Association, American Red Cross or National Safety Council including required updates; and
- (ii) CPR and First Aid training does not count toward orientation training hour requirements but does count toward annual training requirements.
(c) Annual Training. All direct care staff (including foster parents) must complete a prescribed number of hours of annual training, as set forth in each program-specific chapter of these rules. Each year all employees shall receive ongoing training in: - (ii) Suicide prevention and intervention;
- (iii) Prevention of workplace violence, homicide and other criminal acts;
- (v) Behavior management and appropriate discipline;
- (vi) Crisis prevention and intervention; and
- (vii) Other areas of annual training shall be child and family related.
(d) All staff shall sign off on all trainings attended, this includes electronic signatures.
(e) The individual(s) designated under the Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard shall complete the training required by that Standard.
049-3 Wyo. Code R. § 3-11