Staff training

Staff training. (1) Orientation. (a) Before a staff member may work independently with a resident, the licensee shall provide an orientation training on all of the following to the staff member: 1. The personnel policies created under s. DCF 57.10 (2) . 2. The communication log under s. DCF 57.20 . 3. Confidentiality of resident records and personally identifiable information, including any procedure created under s. DCF 57.22 . 4. Staff conduct toward residents, including the principles of nurturing care under s. DCF 57.23 . 5. The house rules created under s. DCF 57.24 . 6. Resident rights under s. DCF 57.25 . 7. Behavior intervention, including all of the following: a. Prohibited measures under s. DCF 57.26 (3) . b. Emergency safety intervention under s. DCF 57.26 (4) . c. Trauma-informed approaches to de-escalation of a resident as specified in the group home procedure created under s. DCF 57.26 (5) (a) . 8. Medication storage, administration, and disposal under s. DCF 57.29 (3) , (4) , and (7) . 9. The licensee’s notification procedure under s. DCF 57.36 when a resident is absent from the group home without permission or past the resident’s scheduled return time. 10. Safety precautions and plans under s. DCF 57.40 . 11. Instructions on how to use the fire extinguishers located in the group home and the fire evacuation procedure created under s. DCF 57.41 (2) (a) . 12. Identifying signs of child abuse or neglect and the mandatory reporting requirement under s. 48.981 (2) and (3) (a) , Stats. (b) A licensee shall create a written procedure that specifies how the licensee orients new staff members to the topics in par. (a) . (2) Anti-human trafficking. (a) Basic. Each staff member shall complete a basic anti-human trafficking training prescribed by the department within 3 months after their hire date unless they have previously received a certificate of training completion. (b) Advanced. The licensee of a group home that specializes in serving residents who have been sex trafficked shall provide an advanced anti-human trafficking training approved by the department to each staff member within 3 months after their hire date unless the staff member has previously received a certificate of training completion. (3) CPR, first aid, and automated external defibrillator certification. Each staff member shall have at the time of hire or shall obtain within 6 months after their date of hire a current and valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid, and the use of an automated external defibrillator. (4) Reasonable and prudent parent standard. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member successfully completes training on the application of the reasonable and prudent parent standard prior to making a parenting decision if s. DCF 57.28 (4) applies. (5) Continuing education training. A licensee shall ensure that each staff member completes a minimum of 24 hours of continuing education annually on any of the following topics: (a) Culturally competent care, including cultural bias and discrimination; sexuality and sexual boundaries, including the psychosocial and biological development of youth; and physical, mental, sensory, and health-related disabilities. (b) Topics specific to caring for the resident population served by the group home. (c) Renewal of certifications required under sub. (3) as necessary to remain current.