Perf-Based Stds, Juvenile Correctional Facilities, 5th Ed_DEC 2024

Part 4: Separation

mediation/conflict resolution, etc. The facility administrator’s decision should be influenced by the treatment needs of the juvenile. The minimum of 1 hour of out of-room activities can be split-up within the five hour period.

Behavioral Health 5-JCF-4A-07 NEW Aug 2018

(Effective NLT January 1, 2024) The facility shall have written policies and procedures that describe behavioral health screening of any juvenile placed in separation These policies and procedures shall include the following ele ments: 1 Screening for any behavioral health risk factors will be done immediately after placement in separation This screening may be done by staff trained to use the separation screening tool 2 The separation screening tool shall be approved by the behavioral health authority 3. Notification of behavioral health staff when the juvenile remains in sepa ration for more than two hours or when a separation screening tool indi cates a need to contact behavioral health staff sooner 4 Documentation of behavioral health screening encounters in the juvenile’s behavioral health-record Comment : The screening tool may take the form of: structured interview, checklist, commercially published instrument, etc. Separation should be avoided if a screen ing concludes there may be an acute deterioration of behavioral health functioning. (Effective NLT January 1, 2024) The facility must have written policies and procedures that describe the process of behavioral health monitoring of any juvenile placed in separation These policies and procedures shall include the following elements: 1 Behavioral health monitoring of juvenile’s adjustment to separation every four hours except during bed time hours 2 Provision of an appropriate level of behavioral health care as determined by monitoring 3 Documentation of behavioral health monitoring in the juvenile’s behav ioral health-record 4 Discontinuation of separation if clinical staff determines the youth is being harmed by separation Comment : Separation should be avoided if a monitoring indicates there may be or has been an acute deterioration of behavioral health functioning. Monitoring by behavioral health staff or behavioral health-trained staff endeavors to prevent harm caused by separation. Protocols : Written policy and procedure. Process Indicators : Separation logs; documentation of daily visits; behavioral health-record entries; observations; interviews; separation screening tool.

5-JCF-4A-08 NEW Aug 2018

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