Florida Administrative Code › 63 - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE › 63N - Mental Health/Substance Abuse/Developmental Disability Services › Chapter 63N-1 - SERVICE DELIVERY › Section 63N-1.0081 - Mental Health Treatment Services

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Mental
				health treatment services shall be provided by a Licensed Mental Health
				Professional or a Mental Health Clinical Staff Person working under the direct
				supervision of a Licensed Mental Health Professional.
(2) Mental health treatment shall be based on
				the youth's symptoms and DSM diagnosis identified by a Comprehensive
				Assessment, Comprehensive Mental Health Evaluation or updated Comprehensive
				Mental Health Evaluation, and shall seek to reduce the youth's symptoms of
				Mental Disorder and the negative effects of symptoms on the youth's behavior
				and accomplish the measurable goals and objectives specified in the youth's
				Initial or Individualized Mental Health Treatment Plan.
(3) Treatment techniques which constitute
				mental health treatment include the following:
(a) Individual therapy or counseling, which
				is one-to-one counseling between a youth with a diagnosed Mental Disorder and a
				Licensed Mental Health Professional or a Mental Health Clinical Staff Person
				working under the direct supervision of a Licensed Mental Health Professional.
				Individual counseling or therapy shall be a planned and structured face-to-face
				therapy session designed to address the youth's symptoms and accomplish the
				goals and objectives in the youth's Initial or Individualized Mental Health
				Treatment Plan. Individual counseling or therapy shall be based on evidence
				based therapy models such as cognitive behavioral therapy, reality therapy,
				gestalt therapy or rational emotive therapy, or identified as promising
				practices in published quantitative research showing positive outcomes and
				demonstrated effectiveness in mental health treatment.
(b) Group therapy or counseling, which is an
				assembly of youths who have a diagnosed Mental Disorder and a Licensed Mental
				Health Professional or a Mental Health Clinical Staff Person working under the
				direct supervision of a Licensed Mental Health Professional for the purpose of
				using the emotional interactions of members of the group to help them get
				relief from distressing symptoms and to modify their behavior.
1. Group therapy/counseling shall be a
				planned and structured face-to-face therapy session designed to address the
				youths' symptoms and accomplish the goals and objectives in the youths' Initial
				or Individualized Mental Health Treatment Plans.
2. Group therapy/counseling shall be based on
				evidence based treatment models such as cognitive behavioral therapy, reality
				therapy, gestalt therapy or rational emotive therapy and evidence based
				curricula or curricula identified as promising practices in published
				quantitative research showing positive outcomes and demonstrated to be
				effective in mental health treatment.
3. Group therapy/counseling provided in DJJ
				residential commitment programs designated for Specialized Treatment Services
				shall not exceed a group size of 10 youths with mental health
				diagnoses.
(c) Family
				counseling or therapy, which is an assembly of a youth with acute or chronic
				Mental Disorder, his/her family members such as the youth's parents or
				guardians and siblings, and a Licensed Mental Health Professional or a Mental
				Health Clinical Staff Person working under the direct supervision of a Licensed
				Mental Health Professional for the purpose of improving the youth's and
				family's functioning in areas which appear to impact his/her Mental Disorder.
				Family counseling or therapy must be based on effective treatment approaches
				such as family systems therapy, functional family therapy and multi-systemic
				therapy or identified as promising practices in published quantitative research
				showing positive outcomes and demonstrated to be effective in family
				counseling.
(d) Behavior therapy,
				which is a mode of treatment provided by a Licensed Mental Health Professional
				or a Mental Health Clinical Staff Person working under the direct supervision
				of a Licensed Mental Health Professional, for the purpose of modifying the
				behavior of a youth with a diagnosed Mental Disorder by assisting him/her in
				learning new, more acceptable and adaptable forms of behavior.
1. Behavior therapy shall be designed to
				address the effects of the youth's symptoms on his/her behavior and accomplish
				the goals and objectives in the youth's Individualized Mental Health Treatment
				Plan.
2. Behavior Analysis Services
				must be provided by a Licensed Mental Health Professional, Board Certified
				Behavior Analyst or Certified Behavior Analyst.
(e) Psychosocial Skills Training, which is a
				face-to-face therapeutic activity designed to address specific skill deficits
				or maladaptive behaviors and promote skill development and improved functioning
				of youths with Mental Disorder. Psychosocial Skills Training must be provided
				by a Licensed Mental Health Professional or a Mental Health Clinical Staff
				Person working under the direct supervision of a Licensed Mental Health
				Professional. Psychosocial Skills Training must address the specific deficits
				or maladaptive behaviors identified in the youth's Initial of Individualized
				Mental Health Treatment Plan.
(f)
				Juvenile sexual offender therapy and juvenile sexual offender treatment shall
				be conducted, managed or supervised in accordance with Section   490.012(8)   or
				  491.012(1)(n), F.S.