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HORSHAM CLINIC
722 EAST BUTLER PIKE
AMBLER, PA 19002

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Survey conducted on 06/21/2017

INITIAL COMMENTS
 
This report is a result of a supervisory review of the written report of the findings of an on-site licensing renewal inspection, that was conducted on May 9-10, 2017, by staff from the Division of Drug and Alcohol Program Licensure. Based on the supervisory review of findings from the on-site inspection, Horsham Clinic was found not to be in compliance with the applicable chapters of 28 PA Code which pertain to the facility. The following deficiencies were identified during this supervisory review:
 
Plan of Correction

704.11(f)(2)  LICENSURE Trng Hours Req-Coun

704.11. Staff development program. (f) Training requirements for counselors. (2) Each counselor shall complete at least 25 clock hours of training annually in areas such as: (i) Client recordkeeping. (ii) Confidentiality. (iii) Pharmacology. (iv) Treatment planning. (v) Counseling techniques. (vi) Drug and alcohol assessment. (vii) Codependency. (viii) Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) issues. (ix) Disease of addiction. (x) Aftercare planning. (xi) Principles of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. (xii) Ethics. (xiii) Substance abuse trends. (xiv) Interaction of addiction and mental illness. (xv) Cultural awareness. (xvi) Sexual harassment. (xvii) Developmental psychology. (xviii) Relapse prevention. (3) If a counselor has been designated as lead counselor supervising other counselors, the training shall include courses appropriate to the functions of this position and a Department approved core curriculum or comparable training in supervision.
Observations
Personnel records were reviewed for the facility's licensing renewal inspection, conducted on May 9-10, 2017. The facility's last complete training year of June 1, 2015 - May 31, 2016 was reviewed. Based on a supervisory review of personnel records, the facility failed to document the completion of at least 25 annual training hours for all applicable counselors, specifically employee records # 10 and 11. Employee # 10 was hired by the facility on 5/19/03 and assumed the Counselor position on 6/11/06. Documentation in the employee's record indicated that the employee completed 21.5 hours of annual training for the reviewed training year. Employee # 11 was hired by the facility on 12/2/13 as a Counselor. Documention in the employee's record indicated that the employee completed 21.5 hours of annual training for the reviewed training year. These findings were reviewed with facility staff during the licensing process.
 
Plan of Correction
The Director of Staff Development will re-educate clinical staff of the training hours requirement via memo by July 1. Horsham Clinic will purchase and create individual accounts for Clinical staff with CEUs online by 7/31/2017. The Director of Staff Development will track and manage the CEU account to ensure that all Clinical Staff fulfill their training hours.

 
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