Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 05 - Juvenile Corrections, Department of › Rule 05.02.01 - RULES FOR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROVIDERS › Subchapter A - RULES FOR ALL RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROVIDERS › Section 05.02.01.152 - PROGRAMMING

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Basic Program Requirements
. Providers must provide opportunities and services for juvenile offenders to improve their educational and vocational competence, to effectively address underlying behavior problems, and to prepare them for responsible lives in the community. Programs provided must be gender equitable, gender specific, and culturally competent. The ultimate treatment goal for juvenile offenders involved in these programs is the successful return of juvenile offenders to the community without committing further crimes. (3-31-22)
02.
General Requirements
. (3-31-22)
a. Providers must provide a range of program services specifically designed to address the characteristics of the target population identified in the comprehensive program description and in the admission policy. (3-31-22)
b. Programs that serve a special needs population, such as developmentally delayed or seriously emotionally disturbed juvenile offenders, and those programs serving sexually abusive juvenile offenders, must be able to demonstrate that the program services offered are supported by research. (3-31-22)
c. Programs providing reintegration services for individual juvenile offenders must target behaviors, needs, or circumstances stated in their final progress report from the sending facility or program. These services must be clearly identified and described within the program description. (3-31-22)
d. Programs serving female juvenile offenders must be able to demonstrate that the services provided include elements of a program specifically designed to address the unique situations and circumstances facing female juvenile offenders. These elements must be clearly identified and described within the program description. (3-31-22)
e. Programs designed to serve juvenile offenders with gang involvement must be able to demonstrate that the services provided include elements of a program specifically designed to address gang involvement. These elements must be clearly identified and described within the program description. (3-31-22)
f. Program services for individual juvenile offenders must be designed based upon the juvenile's service plan, and must target those behaviors or circumstances which have contributed to the juvenile's delinquency and which can reasonably be changed (criminogenic needs). These services must be clearly identified and described within the program description. (3-31-22)
g. Juvenile offenders must always be aware of the status of their progress within the program and what remains to be done to complete the program. Providers must assure that the basic norms and expectations of the program, including any points, levels, or phases that are a fundamental part of a program, are clearly presented to the juvenile offender and that they are understood. (3-31-22)
h. Programs that contract with the Department to serve juvenile offenders and their families must: (3-31-22)
i. Provide humane, disciplined care and supervision; (3-31-22)
ii. Provide opportunities for juvenile offenders' development of competency and life skills; (3-31-22)
iii. Hold juvenile offenders accountable for their delinquent behavior through means such as victimoffender mediation, restorative conferencing, restitution, and community service; (3-31-22)
iv. Seek to involve juvenile offenders' families in treatment, unless otherwise indicated for the safety and benefit of the juvenile offenders or other family members; (3-31-22)
v. Address the principles of accountability to victims and to the community, competency development, and community protection in case planning and reporting; (3-31-22)
vi. To the fullest extent possible, provide balance in addressing the interests of the victim, community, and the juvenile offender. (3-31-22)
vii. Participate fully with the Department and the community treatment team in developing and implementing service plans for juvenile offenders they serve; and (3-31-22)
viii. Provide juvenile offenders with educational services based upon their documented needs and abilities. (3-31-22)
i. Reintegration services include all aspects of case planning and service delivery designed to facilitate successful return of the juvenile offender to the community. (3-31-22)