INITIAL COMMENTS
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This report is a result of an on-site licensure renewal inspection conducted on March 8, 2019 by staff from the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, Bureau of Quality Assurance for Prevention and Treatment. Based on the findings of the on-site inspection, Treatment Trends Inc. Confront 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 inspection:
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Plan of Correction
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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.
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Observations
The facility failed to document the completion of 25 clock hours of annual training required for counselors during the facility's July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 training year in one of three applicable employee files.Employee #7's employee file documented 24 hours of annual training for the reviewed training year.These findings were reviewed with facility staff during the licensing process.
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Plan of Correction
Employee # 7 will be addressed by Lead Counselor (direct supervisor) as well as Program Director by 3/15/2019 on the lack of training hours, and she will receive a verbal warning.
Program Director will check training hours in May and discuss with lead counselor as well as any staff that are still missing trainings, in order to ensure that all training hours are received and documented by the end of June. |