Section 388-145-1450. What additional qualifications must the crisis residential center direct care staff have?  


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  • (1) At least fifty percent of the direct care staff at a CRC must have completed:
    (a) A bachelor's degree; or
    (b) At least two years of college and one year of work in a group residential program for adolescents; and
    (c) Direct care staff at a CRC may substitute experience for education on a year-for-year basis.
    (2) The remaining direct care staff at a CRC must have a minimum of a high school diploma or high school equivalency course of study (GED/HSEC) and one of the following:
    (a) One year of successful experience working with youth in a group setting; or
    (b) One year of successful experience as a foster parent; and
    (c) Two years of college may be substituted for the required experience.
    (3) The primary duties of the direct care staff at a crisis residential center are the care, supervision, and behavioral management of youth.
    [Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW, RCW 74.15.030(2), 74.15.311(2), 74.13.032, 13.04.011, 74.13.020, 13.34.030, 74.13.031, 13.34.145, 74.15.311, 74.15.030, and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, § 388-145-1450, filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.]
Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW, RCW 74.15.030(2), 74.15.311(2), 74.13.032, 13.04.011, 74.13.020, 13.34.030, 74.13.031, 13.34.145, 74.15.311, 74.15.030, and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, § 388-145-1450, filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.