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Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities

Classroom Training: 3 DAYS

Number of Participants: 40-50

Target Audience: State Agency and Regional Office Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF)

Purpose of the Training:  Dedicated to provide Federal and State surveyors the necessary skills, knowledge and abilities needed to function successfully as surveyors of Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF).  During this course, the student will learn the survey processes and procedures, then apply this knowledge as they participate in individual and small group application exercises. At the completion of this course, the surveyor will be able to successfully conduct and document a PRTF survey.

Familiarize surveyors with the history of and need for this CoP; Define the focus of the survey for compliance with the CoP;  Define the survey process; Teach interpretative guidelines for evaluating compliance with this CoP; Teach survey probes that will establish presence or absence of facility compliance with this CoP; Teach methods to review facility systems and the use of record review to evaluate compliance with this CoP; Teach methods of interview and the use of interview to evaluate  compliance  with this CoP; Teach methods of observation and the use of observation to evaluate compliance with this CoP; Train in documentation techniques and report writing requirements; Define follow-up activities and enforcement actions, and refresh  surveyors on new regulatory requirements (anticipated for Spring/Summer 2006). 

Training will be accomplished by a combination of lecture, video presentation, reading, discussion, and an opportunity to complete hands-on practice in survey activities.

PREREQUISITES: None

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