Authority: IC 31-27-2-4

Affected: IC 31-27-3

Sec. 54. (a) The institution shall provide all employees planned job orientation prior to assignment to the secure private facility.

(b) Staff development programs for secure private facility employees shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. (1) Civil commitment proceedings.
2. (2) Crisis management techniques.
3. (3) Specific techniques for dealing with suicidal children.
4. (4) Fire and safety emergency procedures.
5. (5) Verbal deescalation and therapeutic physical restraint techniques, with review and practice sessions required every six (6) months.

(c) The child caring institution shall document that each staff member working directly with children receives training in the areas required under subsection (b), as well as the following areas:

1. (1) Administrative procedures and overall program goals.
2. (2) Principles and practices of child care.
3. (3) Family relationships and the impact of separation.
4. (4) Behavior management techniques.
5. (5) Emergency and safety procedures.
6. (6) Identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect.

(d) Staff members working directly with children shall receive at least twenty (20) clock hours of training activities during each full year of employment. Part-time staff members shall receive at least ten (10) hours of training activities during each full year of employment. Activities related to supervision of the staff member's routine tasks shall not be considered training activities for the purposes of this section.

(e) Each direct care worker shall be trained in basic first aid techniques. Review courses shall be provided to direct care workers no less than every three (3) years. First aid training and review courses shall be in addition to the minimum training hours and subject areas required under this section.

(Department of Child Services; 465 IAC 2-11-54; filed Jun 27, 1991, 12:00 p.m.: 14 IR 2012; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Nov 27, 2007, 6:52 a.m.: 20071226-IR-465070551RFA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 4:02 p.m.: 20131225-IR-465130459RFA; readopted filed Oct 10, 2019, 10:42 a.m.: 20191106-IR-465190320RFA; readopted filed Oct 15, 2025, 10:46 a.m.: 20251112-IR-465250623RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Division of Family Resources (470 IAC 3-13-54) to the Department of Child Services (465 IAC 2-11-54) by P.L.234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1, 2005.