Communication
Where do you find if there is a drug screen that needs to be completed?
Shift Report
There is a UDS calendar and marked on the shift report sheet for the day
The Policy and Procedures Manual
On every unit, the main office, the Time Clock Room, and Master Documents
An 15-year-old, from Tippecanoe County Probation, who has a history of performing sexual acts on younger siblings in the home. Do you accept placement of this youth, why or why not?
No-due to sexually acting out behaviors
A resident appears to be in the Verbal Abuse stage of the WAVE as evidenced by cursing at a peer and threatening to punch them, while physically moving closer to their peer. How do you respond?
Call Code Green
Direct Staff members that are responding to the code
Separate residents
EVERYWHERE
They are on the units, in the resident rooms, game rooms, front office, shift report, and on the scorebook
What are the resident phone hours?
12:30pm-9:30pm daily
Can call Probation, case manager and other services providers anytime before 4:30pm
CASA can call any time
Staff Phone List
Residential Staff Schedule-there is a tab for the phone list
Tippecanoe County DCS, 17-year-old female, in need of ESC placement. She has a history of self-harming behaviors-but none recently. She has eloped from a foster-home but does not have a history of elopement from pervious ESC placements. What things stand out to you about this potential placement and what would you do next?
Consider current residents, elopement history, and self-harming behaviors. Seek out a supervisor or on-call to talk through appropriateness of placement.
Someone is in the building that shouldn't be. What do you do?
Call a Code Yellow
Turn off your radio
Go to a safe location
Wait for the all clear: The birds are singing or The sun is shining
The residents are outside for recreation and want to play basketball, what games can they play?
Knockout
Horse
Around the World
Shooting practice
How do we protect confidentiality on radios?
Using only initials
Time off Requests
In the time clock room
A Tippecanoe County Juvenile Probation male, age 13, that needs ESC placement due to an arrest for battery. They don't have an IQ below 70, a history of seizures, or diabetes, or any sexually acting out behaviors. Do you take this youth, why or why not?
Yes- this youth does not have any automatic rule outs and they are an in-county probation kid
You answer the phone and the caller on the other ends says they are going to bomb Cary Home. What do you do?
Call a Code Orange
Turn off the radio
Contact Supervisor/Executive Director upon going to the safe place (church or fire station) for further directions
Family Night is the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month.
Anyone on the phone/visit list can attend as long as there is not a note indicating otherwise
Who do I communicate with if I am running late for my shift?
On-call
Login information for the residents to use the computers
Shift Report
Tippecanoe County Juvenile Probation calls for a 14-year-old female, in need for an ESC placement. Probation notes that there are some concerns with human trafficking. The youth has been placed with us on an ESC placement before and did not elope during her first placement. What things do you consider before staffing out with on-call?
This youth could be placed at Cary Home-ESC. You want to be sure to inform on call of the concerns with human trafficking.
You hear the weather alert siren, what do you do?
Call a Code Black over the radio
Go to the basement (boys in the clothing room and girls right outside of the clothing closet)
Check for Emergency Supplies
Turn on hand crank radio
When is Movie Night and where does it take place?
Movie Night is the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Friday on the month.
RTC/ESC goes to the group room and CHG remains on the unit
A person calls Cary Home and requests to speak to a resident, you check the phone list and don't see their names on the residents list, what do you do?
You inform the person that you cannot confirm or deny the youth's placement and if they have reason to believe that youth is placed here, they need to contact the placing agency
Intake Questionnaire
The Drawers on Each Unit
Main office
Master Documents
Marion County Juvenile Probation calls for a potential ESC placement for a 16-year-old male that has recently self-harmed, has a history of elopement, and would require 1:1 staffing. Should you accept placement of this youth, why or why not?
Cary Home does not support placement of a youth that requires 1:1 staffing. Additionally, with concerns of active self-harming behaviors, we would not be an appropriate placement for this youth.
You're at snack and a resident begins choking, what do you do?
Call a Code Blue-CALL 911
Look for signs and symptoms of choking (hands around their throat, not speaking, not coughing)
Encourage them to cough
Give 5 back blows (in between their shoulder blades)
If that does not work you should give them 5 abdominal thrusts-each time checking with the resident for signs of breathing or item dislodged
What is Summer Unit Choice?
Residents have the opportunity to go off-grounds and may pick activities that cost money.
Activities and eligibility for involvement in activities are dependent on the phase/level they are on