Name of Facility Youth Development Campus

Name of Facility Youth Development Campus

Behavior Management Unit

Program Plan

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION Page 4

PURPOSE AND LENGTH OF PROGRAM Page 4

GENERAL YOUTH EXPECTATIONS Pages 4-5

GENERAL STAFF EXPECTATIONS Page 5

ENTRANCE CRITERIA Page 6

APPEAL Page 6

PROGRAM ORIENTATION Page 7

PHASE ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS Pages 7-14

PHASE DEMOTION CRITERIA Pages 14-15

PHASE MEETINGS Pages 15-16

BEHAVIOR AND RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN Pages 16-17

SECURITY Page 17

COUNTS Page 17

CONTRABAND CONTROL Pages 17-18

MEDICAL SERVICES Pages 18-19

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Page 19

EDUCATION Pages 20-21

COUNSELING SERVICES Page 22

UNIT ACTIVITY Page 22

MOVEMENT Page 23

RECREATION Page 23

MAIL AND PHONE CALLS Pages 23-24

VISITATION Page 24

GRIEVANCE PROCESS Page 25

UNIFORMS Page 25

SHOWERS AND PERSONAL HYGIENE Page 25

UNIT SANITATION Pages 25-26

WORK DETAIL Page 26

FOOD SERVICE Pages 26-27

PROGRAM RULES Page 27

USE OF PRE-HEARING CONFINEMENT Page 27

PROGRAM PHASES GRID Page 28

WEEKDAY SCHEDULE Page 29

WEEKEND SCHEDULE Page 29

BMU PROGRAM PLAN AUTHORIZATION Page 30

INTRODUCTION

The Behavior Management Unit (BMU) provides intensive structured programming for youth who have displayed severe behavior problems (e.g., aggressive and assaultive behavior) and/or have been unresponsive to treatment and other interventions. The Behavior Management Unit is to be the last resort for youth who have continually displayed negative behavior towards staff and other youth and have been identified as a threat to the safety and security of the facility. This program is a therapeutic behavioral milieu that provides structure, containment, consistent consequences, and encouragement as stepping stones towards pro-social behavior.

The Behavior Management Unit is housed in and has a program capacity of youth.

PURPOSE AND LENGTH OF PROGRAM

The Behavior Management Unit’s purpose is to modify antisocial behavior, encourage pro-social behavior, and in doing so, to keep the facility staff and youth safe. It provides a structured environment for the purpose of correcting and redirecting negative student behavior and faulty thinking patterns. In the event a youth does not respond to the programming offered to general population youth, they are considered by the Special Management Team for retention in the program on an alternate plan. If youth cooperate fully with the phase program after being transferred to the unit, the length of stay will be about five weeks. If youth do not cooperate with the phase program and resist making behavioral changes, their length of stay may be longer. Length of stay is individualized according to the behavioral needs and challenges presented by individual youth.

Youth who present with persistent, severe and/or aggressive behavior or are a significant risk to the safety and security of the facility may be placed on an individualized program referred to as a Behavior and Risk Management Plan at the discretion of the BMU Transition Team. This plan will specify target behaviors, security requirements and specialized interventions designed to ensure safety and support the youth’s ability to function in the program. The length of stay for youth who are on a Behavior and Risk Management Plan is dependent on their ability to demonstrate consistently safe behavior and ability to function in the general population.

GENERAL YOUTH EXPECTATIONS

Youth responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

·  Obeying all federal and state laws at all times;

·  Respecting peers and staff by obeying all lawful and reasonable staff requests and by refraining from the use of verbal abuse, profanity, ethnic slurs, slander, and/or obscene gestures;

·  Following the rules, procedures, schedules, and directions of staff while in the facility. Youth shall treat staff members and other youth with respect and shall not engage in activity that is designed to be disruptive to the living environment;

·  Actively attending and participating in all required education, groups, programs and other activities;

·  Cleaning and maintaining their living quarters and other general areas of the facility. Youth are expected not to damage public or privately owned property located within the facility;

·  Asking appropriately for medical and dental care when needed;

·  Maintaining their clothes, body, and hair in a manner consistent with the facility requirements for safety, security, identification, and hygiene;

·  Refraining from infringing upon the rights of other youth and/or staff;

·  Obeying all orders of the court and participating fully, to the best of their ability;

·  Promoting the physical safety, sexual boundaries, and personal security of others through the use of self-discipline;

·  Personally refraining from and discouraging others from possessing or transmitting any kind of weapon or object that could be used as a weapon;

·  Personally refraining from and discouraging others from possessing, using, buying, selling, or otherwise providing or having alcohol, tobacco, narcotics, or other illegal drugs, or from abusing any other substance as an intoxicant or stimulant;

·  Personally refraining from and discouraging others from possessing, transmitting, using, buying or selling any other contraband;

·  Practicing and encouraging honesty in all interactions; and

·  Personally refraining from committing any rule violations.

GENERAL STAFF EXPECTATIONS

Staff responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

·  Treating themselves, youth and other staff with respect, including refraining from the use of verbal abuse, ethnic slurs, slander, profanity, and/or obscene gestures;

·  Refraining from participating in activities that are disruptive;

·  Obeying all lawful supervisory requests, local, federal and state laws;

·  Following the policies, rules, procedures, and schedules of the facility;

·  Refraining from infringing upon the rights of youth and/or other staff;

·  Promoting the physical safety, sexual boundaries and personal security of others through the use of self-discipline;

·  Personally refraining from and discouraging others from possessing, using, buying, selling, or otherwise providing or having alcohol, narcotics, or other illegal drugs, or from abusing any other substance as an intoxicant or stimulant;

·  Personally refraining from and discouraging others from possessing, transmitting, using, buying or selling any other contraband;

·  Practicing and encouraging honesty in all interactions;

·  Using state resources appropriately;

·  Maintaining a professional demeanor by reporting for duty promptly and when scheduled, dressing appropriately for the work environment, and being attentive to the performance of their job duties; and

·  Understanding their role in working with youth as a role model, including observing appropriate boundaries between themselves and youth.

ENTRANCE CRITERIA

A youth may be referred for placement in the Behavior Management Unit for any of the following behaviors:

·  Assaulting staff;

·  Assaulting other youth;

·  Escape or attempted escape;

·  Sexual assault/battery and other forms of sexual aggression, including, public masturbation, intentional exposure, and other lewd and lascivious conduct;

·  Arson;

·  Safety violations, including, but not limited to: activating Fire Alarm, activating the fire sprinklers, flooding a cell, tampering with utilities, tampering with locks, and tampering with security cameras.

·  Participation in a riot or other major group disturbance;

·  Substantial damage to state property (replacement cost of $500 or more);

·  Possession of dangerous and/or illegal contraband;

·  Intentional projection of body fluids on staff or other youth (spit, urine, feces, blood, vomit, semen);

·  Pending special incident or criminal investigation;

·  Encouraging, persuading, directing, orchestrating, or promoting of behavior that poses a threat to the safety and security of the facility;

·  Involvement in 3 or more special incidents of a highly disruptive or aggressive nature within a 30 day period; and

·  Multiple rule violations.

The behavior of all youth at this facility is monitored on the basis of intensity, frequency and duration. Other behaviors may qualify a youth for referral to the Behavior Management Unit, at the determination of the Transition Team. The facility case manager from the sending unit (general population) is responsible for completing the Behavior Management Unit Referral Form (Attachment C) to present to the Transition Team.

APPEAL

All youth placed in the Behavior Management Unit have 72 hours, excluding weekends and holidays, to request an appeal of their BMU placement. (Attachment E) The appeal will be heard by the facility Director, Director’s designee or the next level supervisor within 72 hours of receipt, excluding weekends and holidays.

PROGRAM ORIENTATION

The youth will be confined to their room for the first 24 hours for orientation purposes and as a time to reflect on the behaviors/actions that resulted in the BMU placement. This period will be used to:

·  Orient youth to the BMU rules, programming and expectations;

·  Contact the parent/legal guardian to discuss the placement; and

·  Receive journal and begin writing any current feelings about the placement and/or steps to begin correcting behaviors.

The Facility Case Manager (FCM) mails a letter to the youth’s parent/guardian within 72 hours of admission to the Behavior Management Unit notifying them of the change in placement (see Attachment F). They also coordinate an orientation for the youth to the BMU program within 24 hours of placement that includes the following:

·  Program overview;

·  Behavior Management Unit rules;

·  Schedule of activities;

·  Description of individual and group counseling;

·  Medication management, if applicable;

·  Mental health management, if applicable;

·  Help request process;

·  Educational opportunities;

·  Grievance process;

·  Behavior management;

·  How rule violations will be handled;

·  Objective criteria to determine progress, including the weekly review process;

·  Objective criteria for successful completion;

·  Planning for transition to general population;

·  Mail, telephone and visitation procedures;

·  Recreation procedures; and

·  How to practice their faith.

Other program staff may participate in the youth’s orientation as outlined in other sections of the Program Plan.

Youth are provided access to a copy of the Behavior Management Unit Student Handbook. Once the orientation is complete, the FCM, Juvenile Correctional Officer (JCO) and youth sign the Behavior Management Unit Orientation Acknowledgement (Attachment G).

The FCM completes a Custody and Housing Re-assessment within 24 hours of the youth’s placement on the Behavior Management Unit.

PHASE ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS

Weekly Point System:

Students assigned to the Behavior Management Unit must earn weekly points based on their overall daily behavior. Weekly grand total must be a minimum of 150 points to be eligible for Phase advancement (see Attachment I).

Youth will receive points based upon the following accrual system:

0 Points No Activity Participation/Fully Non-Compliant

1 Point Very Little Activity/Little Compliance

2 Points Some Activity/Some Compliance

3 Points Average Activity Level/Average Level of Compliance

4 Points High Level of Activity/High Level of Compliance

5 Points Exceptional Level of Activity/Exceptional Compliance

Total points available are five (5) for each activity. Each shift will add its total points at the end of each shift. Staff are responsible for logging points immediately following each activity. Each shift will add its total points by the end of the shift; the 3rd Shift (or last shift) JCO will tally up the grand total on the point card. The weekly grand total must be a minimum of 150 points to be eligible for Phase Advancement.

The weekly point system may be deferred or modified for youth who are on a Behavior and Risk Management Plan at the discretion of the BMU Transition Team.

PHASE 1 – ORIENTATION

Length on level: Minimum One Week

Weekly point requirement: Points must total 150 points per week.

Goal: Student must be able to verbalize an understanding of the behavioral program’s rules, expectations and phases.

Expectations:

1.  Student will complete introduction exercise.

a.  Meet with counselor to discuss why they are in the BMU and identify personal goals.

b.  Present why they are on the unit to the group.

c.  Write a letter that describes behavior that caused them to be placed in the BMU.

2.  Student will begin to address aggression appropriately.

a.  Recognize, acknowledge and monitor inappropriate behavior.

b.  Request a discussion that is facilitated by the facility case manager or SSP/TPS. (Based on DR’s, Point Card and Logbook, SIR Notation). Purpose of the discussion is to teach the youth how to take responsibility for actions and how to resolve matters appropriately.

3.  Student will participate in all groups

a.  Talk appropriately (no cursing, name-calling or yelling) – youth will be dismissed from group immediately for violations.

b.  Participate when called on by counselor.

c.  Listen to peers and provide appropriate feedback.

d.  Complete and turn-in all assignments.

4.  Student will participate appropriately and complete all required assignments in all individual counseling sessions and group activities.

5.  Student will participate in an individualized educational program.

6.  Student will comply with medical treatment and medication administration.

7.  Student will dress and groom appropriately.

8.  Student will not commit more than 2 rule violations requiring room confinement.

9.  No Phase Advancement for illegal contraband.

10.  Flooding of the student’s cell, items obstructing the view of the student’s window, destroying state property and banging on anything or yelling allowed.

11.  Phase 1 recreation will be outside, weather permitting, for one hour. During inclement weather, recreation will occur in an alternate indoor area.

12.  Dorm and room sanitation\cleanliness are high priority. All youth must keep their room and the dorm clean at all times.

13.  Anytime a youth’s door is opened, the youth must kneel on the floor facing the back wall until given further instructions by staff.

14.  Youth will be held responsible for any graffiti they place on any state property and will remain on that phase until the graffiti is no longer present.

15.  Youth will not go to other students’ doors.

16.  Youth will not talk with youth who are in a cell.

Students in the Orientation phase will have two weeks to adjust the BMU. Students will be given the opportunity to discuss the issues that brought them to the BMU and help formulate an individualized plan that will address their current and underlying issues that contribute to his/her negative behavior.

Benefits of Phase 1

1.  Time to adjust to the BMU and program plan

2.  Opportunity for advancement in the phase program