subchapter 28G – whitaker school
section .0100 – general rules
10A NCAC 28G .0101 DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of the rules in this Subchapter, the
following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
(1) The "program" means the Whitaker School. It is a program providing treatment and education for emotionally disturbed
children who are either multi‑handicapped or chronically impaired. The
program emphasizes psychological, social and educational rehabilitation. The
treatment model is based on re‑education theory rather than traditional
psychiatric treatment.
(2) A "group" is a sub‑unit of the
program consisting of eight children of the same sex. There shall be three
groups of children in the program, two groups for males and one group for
females.
(3) A "regional placement committee" is a
committee in each of the four regions of the state composed of no more than
five representatives appointed by the Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities
and Substance Abuse Services regional director. Each committee shall have at
least three members who are formally licensed or certified to practice their
professions and are fully qualified professionals as defined in G.S. 122C‑3(31).
One of the members' area of expertise shall be in mental retardation and at
least two of these shall represent different mental health disciplines.
(4) "Seclusion" is the placement of a child
alone in a locked room when such placement of the child is neither a part of a
systematic behavior change program written in the treatment plan nor a part of
the procedural guidelines for at‑risk procedures.
(5) The "therapeutic hold" is the act of a
staff member physically holding a child to protect the child from hurting
himself or herself, from hurting others, or from destroying property.
(6) "Time out" is the use of a designated
room which may have a closed door but which shall not be locked, for the
purpose of removing the child from a stressful situation.
History Note: Authority G.S. 143B‑147;
Eff. March 24, 1981;
Amended Eff. March 1, 1990.