RELATES TO:
KRS
200.505,
210.010,
210.040,
210.370-210.485
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
194A.050(1) requires the
secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate
administrative regulations necessary to protect the health of Kentucky citizens
and to implement programs mandated by federal law or to qualify for the receipt
of federal funds.
KRS
210.450 requires the secretary to promulgate
administrative regulations governing qualifications of personnel and standards
for personnel management for community programs for mental health or
individuals with an intellectual disability. This administrative regulation
establishes the minimum eligibility and training requirements for a Kentucky
youth peer support specialist.
Section
1. Definitions.
(1) "Applicant"
means an individual seeking to complete the Kentucky Youth Peer Support
Specialist training.
(2)
"Application" means completing the Kentucky Youth Peer Support Specialist Core
Competency Training Application form and submitting it to the
department.
(3) "Child-serving
agency" means an agency represented by the State Interagency Council.
(4) "Client" means a child with an emotional
disability as defined by
KRS
200.503(1) or who is at risk
of developing an emotional disability.
(5) "Core Competency" means the knowledge and
skills listed in Section 3(4) of this administrative regulation that all
applicants must demonstrate in order to successfully complete the Kentucky
youth peer support specialist training.
(6) "Department" means the Department for
Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities.
(7) "Kentucky Family Leadership Academy" or
"KFLA" means a prerequisite training designed for parents, caregivers, and
youth leaders that fosters initial leadership development.
(8) "Kentucky youth peer support specialist"
or "KYPSS" means an eligible youth who has completed the requirements of this
administrative regulation.
(9)
"Lived Experience" means an experience of a child or youth with an emotional,
social, behavioral, or substance use disability that is defined in the current
version of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental
Disorders.
(10) "Professional
Equivalent" means a person who meets the professional equivalent requirements
established in the Community Mental Health Center Services Manual that is
incorporated by reference in
907
KAR 1:044.
(11) "State family organization" means an
organization with whom the department contracts to carry out the activities
associated with statewide advocacy and support for children and youth with
severe emotional disabilities.
(12)
"State Interagency Council" is the State Interagency Council for Services to
Children with an Emotional Disability as defined by
KRS
200.505.
(13) "Youth Peer Support 101" means a
training designed for Kentucky youth peer support specialists and their
supervisors that provides an orientation to the position.
Section 2. Eligibility Criteria. An applicant
shall:
(1) Be an individual who is at least
eighteen (18) years of age and is not older than thirty-five (35) years of
age;
(2) Have lived
experience;
(3) Be receiving or
have received from at least one (1) child-serving agency a state-funded service
that is related to the youth's emotional, social, behavioral, or substance
abuse disability;
(4) Have a high
school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED) certificate;
(5) Have successfully completed the KFLA
training approved by the department;
(6) Discuss the experience of receiving
state-funded services from at least one (1) child-serving agency on the
applicant's responses on the short-essay form;
(7) Demonstrate experience with leadership
and advocacy in the field of behavioral health; and
(8) Demonstrate the applicant's own efforts
at self-directed leadership development.
Section 3. Department's Responsibilities. The
Department shall:
(1) Ensure that the KYPSS
Core Competency Training Application is available to eligible applicants
through:
(a) A written or verbal request to
the department;
(b) The department
Web site;
(c) Member agencies of
the State Interagency Council; and
(d) The statewide family
organization;
(2)
Approve the KFLA training based on a standard curriculum that includes at a
minimum:
(a) Leadership roles;
(b) Communication skills;
(c) Decision making skills;
(d) Dealing with conflict;
(e) Effective advocacy; and
(f) Collaboration and partnerships;
(3) Provide notification of KYPSS
training to include:
(a) Date;
(b) Time;
(c) Location of the training; and
(d) Prerequisites for training participants
as established by Section 2 of this administrative regulation;
(4) Approve KYPSS training based
on a standard curriculum that includes at a minimum the following core
competencies:
(a) System of Care
Philosophy;
(b) Wraparound
Process;
(c) Youth
Support;
(d) Group
Process;
(e) Cultural and
Linguistic Competence;
(f)
Communication;
(g)
Organization;
(h)
Self-Care;
(i) Leadership;
and
(j) Ethics and Values;
(5) Maintain documentation of an
applicant's successful completion of the KYPSS training, including the
applicant's:
(a) Application;
(b) Completion of the KFLA;
(c) Competency examination; and
(d) Examination results;
(6) Maintain a database with the names of
Kentucky youth peer support specialists; and
(7) Approve Youth Peer Support 101 training
based on a standard curriculum that includes at a minimum:
(a) Position description;
(b) Role expectations;
(c) Supervision requirements;
(d) Coaching; and
(e) Other professional
opportunities.
Section
4. Kentucky Youth Peer Support Specialist Duties and
Responsibilities. A Kentucky youth peer support specialist shall:
(1) Use relevant personal stories to teach
through experience;
(2) Serve as a
role model for clients;
(3) Ensure
and empower client voice and choice during development and implementation of
plans;
(4) Support clients by
attending team meetings, upon request;
(5) Support clients by improving their
confidence to be a self-advocate;
(6) Help individuals working with youth to
understand youth culture; and
(7)
Help clients enhance their relationships with community partners.
Section 5. Training Requirements.
An applicant seeking to provide youth peer support specialist services shall:
(1) Complete and submit the KYPSS Core
Competency Training Application to the department;
(2) Complete a department approved KYPSS
training as defined in Section 3(4) of this administrative
regulation;
(3) Successfully
complete the oral and written examination following the training;
(4) Complete and maintain documentation of a
minimum of six (6) hours of related training or education in each subsequent
year; and
(5) After employment as a
KYPSS, complete the department approved Youth Peer Support 101 training as
defined in Section 3(7) of this administrative regulation.
Section 6. Request to Waive the Kentucky
Youth Peer Support Specialist Training Requirements.
(1) An applicant may request to waive the
Kentucky youth peer support specialist training requirements. To request a
waiver, an applicant shall provide the following to the department:
(a) Completion of the KYPSS Core Competency
Training Application;
(b)
Documentation of completion of a youth peer support specialist training
sponsored by a federal entity or by another state with core competencies
consistent with that of the KYPSS program; and
(c) Documentation to show that the training
has occurred within five (5) years of the application date.
(2) The department shall review
all requests to waive the training requirement and shall:
(a) Approve the request in writing based on
the documentation provided by the applicant;
(b) Approve the request in writing pending
successful completion of the KYPSS Core Competency Training exam; or
(c) Deny the request in writing if the
applicant fails to demonstrate compliance with any provision of this
administrative regulation.
(3) If an applicant is denied a training
waiver, the applicant may apply to complete the KYPSS training in accordance
with Section 5 of this administrative regulation.
Section 7. Kentucky Youth Peer Support
Specialist Supervision.
(1) Kentucky youth
peer support services shall be provided under the supervision of one (1) of the
following professionals who shall complete the department approved Youth Peer
Support 101 training as defined in Section 3(7) of this administrative
regulation:
(a) Physician;
(b) Psychiatrist;
(c) Advanced practice registered
nurse;
(d) Physician
assistant;
(e) Licensed
psychologist;
(f) Licensed
psychological practitioner;
(g)
Licensed clinical social worker;
(h) Licensed professional clinical
counselor;
(i) Licensed marriage
and family therapist;
(j) Certified
psychologist;
(k) Certified
psychologist with autonomous functioning;
(l)
Licensed psychological associate;
(m) Marriage and family therapy
associate;
(n) Certified social
worker;
(o) Licensed professional
counselor associate;
(p) Licensed
professional art therapist;
(q)
Professional equivalent;
(r)
Certified alcohol and drug counselor; or
(s) Psychiatric nurse.
(2) Individual supervision meetings shall:
(a) Be conducted face to face;
(b) Occur no less than once a week for the
first year and monthly thereafter; and
(c) Be documented in accordance with
subsection (3) of this section.
(3) The supervising professional shall
maintain a written record for supervision that:
(a) Is dated and signed by both the KYPSS and
supervisor for each meeting; and
(b) Includes a description of the encounter
that specifies:
1. The topic
discussed;
2. Any specific action
to be taken;
3. An update for any
issue previously discussed that required follow-up; and
4. A plan for additional training needs if
any were identified.
Section 8. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Kentucky Youth Peer Support Specialist
Core Competency Training Application", May 2014, is incorporated by
reference.
(2) This material may be
inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the
Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities,
275 East Main, Fourth Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky 40621, Monday through Friday,
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.