Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.04.18 - CHILDREN'S AGENCIES AND RESIDENTIAL LICENSING › OUTDOOR PROGRAMS › Section 16.04.18.535 - BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINE POLICY

Current through August 31, 2023
An outdoor program must have and follow a behavioral
				  management and discipline policy that identifies appropriate methods of
				  behavioral management and ensures that any discipline is positive and
				  consistent. Individual behavioral management must be based on an assessment of
				  the child's needs, behavior, and stage of development with the goal of
				  promoting self-control, self-direction, self-esteem, and an acceptable pattern
				  of social behavior appropriate to the age and development level of the child.
				  An organization must explain the policy to the child's age and development
				  level. The parents or guardians and child will sign the policy acknowledging
				  receipt. The policy must include the concept and application of
				  least-restrictive effective treatment and positive reinforcement and prohibits
				  the following: (4-6-23)
01.
Physical Force
. Except for physical restraint intervention;
				(4-6-23)
02.
Punishment
. Any kind of punishment inflicted on the body, including
				spanking, hitting, slapping, spitting, kicking, shaking, pulling hair, pinching
				skin, twisting an arm or leg in a way that would cause pain or injury, kneeling
				or sitting on the chest, placing a choke hold, bending back a finger, and
				shoving or pushing a child into a stationary object; (4-6-23)
03.
Covering of the Mouth
. The
				placement of anything in or over a child's mouth; (4-6-23)
04.
Excessive Physical Demands
.
				Cruel physical exercise, prolonged positions, or work assignments that produce
				unreasonable discomfort; (4-6-23)
05.
Verbal Abuse
. Ridicule,
				humiliation, profanity, and other forms of degradation directed at a child or a
				child's family; (4-6-23)
06.
Restraints and Seclusion
. Locked seclusion, mechanical restraints, and
				alternative forms of restraints; (4-6-23)
07.
Withholding of Items
.
				Withholding of necessary food, clothing, shelter, bedding, rest, medical care,
				and toilet use; (4-6-23)
08.
Denials
. Denial of visits or communication with the child's family
				except as specified in the child's plan or court order; (4-6-23)
09.
Group Discipline
.
				Disciplining a group of children or another child for the actions of one (1)
				child, unless the organization's policies and procedures for group behavior
				management and discipline are based on a nationally recognized peer group
				treatment model and clearly prescribe the circumstances and safeguards under
				which group discipline is allowed, and the discipline is supervised directly by
				staff; (4-6-23)
10.
Behavioral Management Using Water
. Requiring cold showers or otherwise
				using water as a form of behavior management; (4-6-23)
11.
Extensive Periods of
				Silence
. Demanding an individual to remain silent for long periods for
				the purpose of behavior management; (4-6-23)
12.
Extensive Withholding of Emotional
				Response or Stimulation
. (4-6-23)
13.
Exploitation
. Includes the
				following: (4-6-23)
a. Using a child's
				property without their consent or using a child's property in a way that is
				contrary to their best interests, such as expending a child's funds for the
				benefit of another; and (4-6-23)
b.
				Accepting gifts in exchange for preferential treatment of a child or in
				exchange for services that the organization is already obliged to provide to
				the child. (4-6-23)