Resident Rights and Advocacy Flashcards
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California STRTP regulations require that any restriction on a resident's personal rights be:
Answer: Documented in the client's record and reviewed regularly
Any limitation on a resident's personal rights must be individualized, clinically justified, documented in the case record, and subject to periodic review.
Which of the following is an example of an allowable limitation on an STRTP resident's personal rights?
Answer: Temporarily restricting unsupervised phone calls based on an individualized safety plan
Individualized, time-limited restrictions on communications may be permissible when clinically justified and documented in a safety plan.
STRTP residents in California have the right to practice their religion. This means the facility must:
Answer: Make reasonable accommodations for religious observance
STRTPs must make reasonable accommodations to allow residents to practice their religion, though the facility is not required to provide services for all faiths.
Under California foster care law, what is a 'Normalcy' provision and how does it relate to STRTP residents?
Answer: It allows caregivers to approve normal childhood activities using the 'reasonable and prudent parent' standard
The Normalcy provision (Calif. WIC 362.05) allows STRTP staff acting as reasonable and prudent parents to approve age-appropriate activities for residents.
A resident requests to see their own case file. Under California personal rights regulations, the STRTP must:
Answer: Provide access to information in the case file to the extent permitted by law
Residents have a right to access information contained in their own records to the extent allowed by applicable law.
Which of the following best describes the 'right to be free from corporal punishment' in an STRTP?
Answer: Physical punishment of any kind by staff is absolutely prohibited
California law categorically prohibits the use of corporal punishment in STRTPs; no staff member may physically punish a resident for any reason.
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