SOP 508.08-att-1: Orientation for Mental Health Staff

SOP 508.08
Attachment 1

9/23/20

Georgia Department of Corrections
Orientation for Mental Health Staff

Employee Name: _______________________________Position: ________________________________

Employee Start Date: ____________________________

Date: _________________________________________

The following orientation was completed per SOP 508.08 (VG17-0001).

|Action|Employee Initial|
|---|---|
|Tour of the Facility/Facilities||
|Introduction to Mental Health Staff||
|Organizational Overview/Chain of Command||
|Mental Health Program Overview||
|Treatment Team Process||
|Individual Treatment/Habilitation Planning Process||
|Mental Health Levels of Care||
|Mental Health Clinical File||
|Medical File||
|Confidentiality of Records||
|Mental Health Emergency Procedures||
|Recognition and Prevention of Suicidal Behavior||
|Mental Health Evaluation Process||
|Professional Ethics||
|Staff/Offender Relationships||
|Staff Rules and Responsibilities||
|Mental Health Duty Officer Responsibilities||
|Introduction to Warden, Deputy Warden, Chief Counselor||
|Security Issues||
|Completed Basic Mental Health Training||
|Copy of Standard Operating Procedures||
|Copy of Clinical File (Example)||
|Copy of Audit Tool||
|Copy of Staff Phone Numbers||
|Copy of Institutional Phone Numbers||
|Copy of Mental Health Forms||
|Other:||

_______________________________________________________ _______________
Employee Signature Date
___________________________________________________________ _________________
Mental Health Unit Manager/Designee’s Signature Date

Form no. M17-01-01 Page 1 of 1

Retention Schedule: Upon completion, this form shall be placed in the employee’s credentialing file for the duration of their employment.
Once the employee separates from employment, the personnel file shall be retained two(2) calendar years, then destroyed.