Section 16.04.18.535 - BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINE POLICYAn outdoor program must have and follow a behavioral management and discipline policy that identifies appropriate methods of behavioral management and ensures that any discipline is positive and consistent. Individual behavioral management must be based on an assessment of the child's needs, behavior, and stage of development with the goal of promoting self-control, self-direction, self-esteem, and an acceptable pattern of social behavior appropriate to the age and development level of the child. An organization must explain the policy to the child's age and development level. The parents or guardians and child will sign the policy acknowledging receipt. The policy must include the concept and application of least-restrictive effective treatment and positive reinforcement and prohibits the following:
01.Physical Force. Except for physical restraint intervention;02.Punishment. Any kind of punishment inflicted on the body, including spanking, hitting, slapping, spitting, kicking, shaking, pulling hair, pinching skin, twisting an arm or leg in a way that would cause pain or injury, kneeling or sitting on the chest, placing a choke hold, bending back a finger, and shoving or pushing a child into a stationary object;03.Covering of the Mouth. The placement of anything in or over a child's mouth;04.Excessive Physical Demands. Cruel physical exercise, prolonged positions, or work assignments that produce unreasonable discomfort;05.Verbal Abuse. Ridicule, humiliation, profanity, and other forms of degradation directed at a child or a child's family;06.Restraints and Seclusion. Locked seclusion, mechanical restraints, and alternative forms of restraints;07.Withholding of Items. Withholding of necessary food, clothing, shelter, bedding, rest, medical care, and toilet use;08.Denials. Denial of visits or communication with the child's family except as specified in the child's plan or court order;09.Group Discipline. Disciplining a group of children or another child for the actions of one (1) child, unless the organization's policies and procedures for group behavior management and discipline are based on a nationally recognized peer group treatment model and clearly prescribe the circumstances and safeguards under which group discipline is allowed, and the discipline is supervised directly by staff;10.Behavioral Management Using Water. Requiring cold showers or otherwise using water as a form of behavior management;11.Extensive Periods of Silence. Demanding an individual to remain silent for long periods for the purpose of behavior management;12.Extensive Withholding of Emotional Response or Stimulation.13.Exploitation. Includes the following: a. Using a child's property without their consent or using a child's property in a way that is contrary to their best interests, such as expending a child's funds for the benefit of another; andb. Accepting gifts in exchange for preferential treatment of a child or in exchange for services that the organization is already obliged to provide to the child.14.Failure to Provide Adequate Supervision. Includes situations where the organization's employee or volunteer is asleep or ill on the job, or is impaired due to the use of alcohol or drugs;15.Failure to Provide Care and Treatment. As prescribed by the child's services, program, or service plan.Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.04.18.535