WAC 139-10-245   Basic juvenile residential counselor academy curriculum.  The basic juvenile residential counselor academy curriculum of the Washington state criminal justice training commission shall be at least eighty instructional hours in length and shall include, but not be limited to, the following subject matter areas:

     (1) Core skills

     (a) Observation skills

     (b) Interpersonal skills

     (c) Security management

     (d) Supervision of youth

     (e) Discipline of youth

     (f) Proper use of physical force

     (g) Applying research based treatment

     (h) Writing skills

     (2) Key skills

     (a) Legal issues

     (b) Dealing with aggressive behavior

     (c) Handling medical problems

     (d) Handling mental illness problems

     (e) Skills training

     (3) Related skills

     (a) Professionalism

     (b) Stress management.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.101.080. 05-01-111, § 139-10-245, filed 12/15/04, effective 1/15/05.]