Room Assignment Policy
Clinical, Program and Medical Services Documentation
Children/Youth rights policy
Behavior Support and Management
Initial Assessment & Admission to the Unit
100

The person whom a child/youth may request to meet with if they have concerns around room placement 

What is a therapist

100

The category of documentation that includes the documentation of participation in goals group

What is program documentation

100

The person responsible for reviewing rights with child/youth

what is Residential counselor or designee

100

New Vistas CSU prohibits this kind of discipline at all times

What is cruel and unusual

100

A comprehensive assessment must be completed within 24 hours by this staff member

Licensed Clinician or Licensure Candidate

200

The maximum difference in ages between roommates

What is 2 years

200

The place where documentation of phone calls and case management contacts live

What is a general note section of the medical record

200

When Children's  rights may be restricted

what is if child/youth abuses rights i.e. consistently putting others or themselves in danger due to their actions

200

Upon Admission, the family/guardian of the child/youth is provided with this document

Parent Handbook

200

A formal treatment plan needs to be finalized within this timeframe

72 hours

300

The frequency with which roommate appropriateness and compatibility will be assessed

What is constantly

300

Documentation of critical incidents may fall into these category/categories

What is all (clinical, program, and medical)

300

Youth/child may make a complaint to any staff member or fill out a formal grievance policy when they believe this has happened

What is the violation of child/youth’s rights 

300

Restrictive Behavior Management Interventions, or "Holds", are limited to this amount of time per episode

What is 10 minutes

300

Each client must be screened for these critical medical conditions

Withdrawal or overdose risk

400

The action that may be taken if youth/child is assessed as not able to safely and appropriately share a room with a roommate

What is being assigned a single room

400

The category of documentation that both the nursing assessment and pertinent information from outside agencies or individuals or from the child/youth fall under

What is Medical: admissions

400

The frequency in which restricted rights will be evaluated for therapeutic effectiveness

What is daily

400

Admission staff must obtain this in order to utilize physical management

What is Written Authorization

400

All assessment documentation must be entered into avatar within this timeframe

12 hours

500

3 of the 7 factors that may be assessed when room assignments are made 

what is a history of being sexually abused, history of being physically assaulted by peers, cultural considerations, physical size compared to age, sexual orientation, gender identity, and a history of sexually inappropriate behavior



500

The components of a progress note following individual, group, or family therapy

what is a statement on how the intervention(s) during that session relates to identified goals and objectives on the child/youth’s treatment plan and a statement on the child/youth’s response to the treatment intervention

500

The rights given to every child/youth regarding telephone use

What is have ready access to the telephone during reasonable, pre-scheduled periods of the day, both to make and receive calls in privacy. Child/youth are able to call parents/guardians, Client Manager, Caseworker, Probation Officer or attorney at least once daily as indicated.

500

All staff involved in physical management will need to take a CPI refresher course this often to remain eligible

what is 6 months

500

Risk of self harm, suicide, homicide or aggression are examples of this kind of evaluation

Evaluation of imminent Risk

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