(a) Trainings are required annually for all employees who provide clinical services within the therapeutic community program on the following topics:

1. (1) Fire and safety;
2. (2) Infection control and universal precautions;
3. (3) Client's rights and the constraints of the Mental Health Client's Bill of Rights;
4. (4) Confidentiality;
5. (5) Arkansas Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act, Arkansas Code § 12-12-1701 et seq.;
6. (6) Facility policy and procedures;
7. (7) Cultural competence;
8. (8) Co-occurring disorder competency and treatment principles; and
9. (9) Trauma-informed and age and developmental specific trainings.

(c)

1. (1) All clinical staff shall have training in nonphysical intervention techniques and philosophies addressing appropriate nonviolent interventions for potentially physical interpersonal conflicts, staff attitudes which promote dignity and enhanced self-esteem, keys to effective communication skills, verbal and nonverbal interaction, and nonviolent intervention within thirty (30) days of being hired, with annual updates thereafter.
2. (2) This training shall occur prior to direct patient contact.

(d)

1. (1) The therapeutic community executive director shall designate which positions and employees, including temporary employees, will be required to successfully complete physical intervention training.
2. (2) The employee shall successfully complete this training within thirty (30) days of being hired, with annual updates thereafter.
3. (3) This training shall occur prior to direct patient contact.