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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 07.05.04.06" title_num="07" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="04" heading="Instruction and Monitoring.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>During each resident's first 180 consecutive days in a private independent living program, the agency shall provide at least 5 hours of weekly mandatory instruction which includes the following topics:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Transportation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Legal issues;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Food management;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Interpersonal skills;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Personal hygiene and appearance;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Emergency and safety skills;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Vocational planning and readiness;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Money management;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Consumer awareness;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Work preparation and work ethics;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Career interest;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Job interviewing and resumes;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>Educational planning;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>Employment seeking skills;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>Personal growth;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>Healthy relationships;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>Personal goals;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>Assertive communication;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>Conflict resolution;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(20)">
      <text>Health and medication;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(21)">
      <text>Cooking and nutrition;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(22)">
      <text>Housekeeping;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(23)">
      <text>Knowledge of community resources; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(24)">
      <text>Property responsibility.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Instruction for parents living with or who are expected to live with their infants shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>All of the topics included in §A of this regulation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Care and nurturing of infants;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Levels of infant development;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Nutritional needs of infants;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Prenatal and postnatal care;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Parenting training;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Substitute child care provisions; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Family planning and contraception.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The agency child placement worker shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Reassess each resident's life skill achievements at the end of the first 180 days in the private independent living program; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Amend the written case plan described in Regulation .05B of this chapter as necessary to reflect changes in the resident's situation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Individuals who provide instruction shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be agency employees or independently contracted by the agency; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Verify that they possess appropriate experience.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>All residents shall attend agency meetings, including:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Group discussions led by agency staff to discuss private independent living program issues;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Group discussions led by either the child placement worker or another qualified agency staff person to discuss interpersonal issues such as:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Sexual abuse;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Sexual involvement;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Violence;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Peer pressure;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Grief; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Loss;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>As needed, individual counseling provided by the agency child placement worker or another State-licensed mental health professional; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Other meetings as required by the agency.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>All residents shall open their apartment for monitoring site visits.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Appropriate agency staff persons shall complete one monitoring site visit at least:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Daily for the majority of residents; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Weekly for a select group of residents who:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Are in the private independent living program for at least 200 consecutive days;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Document an ability to function in a responsible manner; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Are selected by the agency for less rigorous monitoring based on a set of written criteria available to the residents.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>