Staff Development and Training – Partner Providers must provide new staff with an

Staff Development and Training – Partner Providers must provide new staff with an orientation that thoroughly acquaints new employees with Partner Provider policies and procedures. This process must be under the direction of qualified staff and appropriate to the position being assumed by the new employee. 1. Training must consist of a minimum of forty (40) hours of pre-service training and a minimum of twelve (12) hours of annual training for all staff members. 2. Pre-service training must be completed prior to staff assuming unsupervised work duties and must be documented in the employee file. 3. Training must be provided in the following areas for all Partner Providers: a. Administrative procedures and overall program goals, including specific responsibilities of assigned job duties, etc. b. Resident's rights and responsibilities (annually) c. Trauma-informed care and complex trauma by a licensed professional (annually) d. Identification and mandated reporting of child abuse and neglect (annually) e. Prevention and treatment of substance abuse f. Best practices identifying effective means of discipline g. MDCPS approved crisis management, de-escalation and the management of aggressive behavior (annually) h. Permanency Planning i. Principles and practice of supervision j. Emergency and safety procedures (annually) k. The supervision and use of volunteers l. Cultural diversity and sensitivity (annually) m. Effective management of medication, including psychotropic drugs, dosages and side effects (annually) n. Separation and loss focusing on issues of children in custody and the impact on family relationships o. CPR and First Aid Training and certification must be maintained according to requirements set forth by the entity that training was obtained from (i.e., American Red Cross, etc.). p. Universal precautions for prevention of infectious diseases (annually) q. Confidentiality (annually) r. Reporting serious incidents (annually) s. Shared Parenting t. Working with people with disabilities u. Suicide prevention v. Identifying risk behaviors and managing runaways w. Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) x. Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) 4. Additional annual in-service training topics may include but are not limited to: a. Child safety issues b. Effects of multiple placements c. The impact of the media on children d. Child development e. Dynamics of child sexual abuse f. Working effectively with custodial Partner Providers g. Effective treatment planning h. Mental health diagnoses and treatment: post-traumatic stress disorder, intermittent explosive disorder and reactive attachment disorder 5. All therapeutic Partner Providers must adhere to the training hour requirements and topics as required by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health for pre-service and in-service training in addition to those required by MDCPS.