Ya mean Ken Stettler, licensing?
(4) Programs shall provide an educational component as determined by the Utah State Board of Education for consumers up to 18 years of age who have been removed from their educational opportunities for more than one month. The administrators of the program shall meet and cooperate with the local Board of Education.
(5) Programs which advertise as providing educational credit to consumers shall be approved by the Utah State Board of Education.
Are they?(2) Each program shall have a governing body and an executive director who shall have responsibility and authority over the policies and activities of the program. and shall coordinate office and support services, training, etc,. The executive director [Debbie Hansen] shall have, at a minimum, the following qualifications:
(a) be at least 25 years of age,
(b) have a BA or BS degree or equal training and experience in a related field,
(c) have a minimum of two years of outdoor youth program administrative experience,
(d) have a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours education in recreational therapy or related experience or one year Outdoor Youth Program field experience,
Does she?
Debbie Hansen, Founder and Executive Director
Debbie has been in recovery for 14 years and is grateful for her experience in AA and Al-Anon. Mother of three, and Grandma to five, they are the joy of her life. She is a person that
can accomplish anything she puts her mind to with perseverance. Pinnacle Foundation is her dream and she is excited to share it with the world.
Having her own son participate in a wilderness program she knows firsthand how the experience strengthens and empowers your child to make positive changes. It is important to her not to just build a successful business, but a successful program that will help heal families and youth.
(3) Each program shall have a program or field director [Jeff Daniels] who coordinates field operations, manages the field staff, and operates the field office. The program or field director shall meet, at a minimum, the following qualifications:
(a) be at least 25 years of age,
(b) have a BA or BS degree or equal training and experience in a related field,
(c) have minimum of two years of outdoor youth program field experience,
(d) have a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours education in recreational therapy or related field, or one year Outdoor Youth Program field experience,
(e) demonstrate complete knowledge and understanding of relevant licensing rules,
(f) have primary responsibility for field activities and visit in the field a minimum of two days a week with no more than five days between visits,
(g) prepare reports of each visit, document conditions of consumers, document interactions of consumers and staff, and ensure compliance with rules,
(h) be annually trained and certified in CPR and currently certified in standard first aid, and
(i) have completed an initial staff training, see R501-8-8.
Does he qualify? No credentials listed in his bio.Jeff Daniels, Field Director
Pinnacle Foundation has great pride in introducing our Field Director. Jeff?s many talents include: mapping, GPS coordinates & wilderness survival. A trained EMT-Intermediate and Wilderness First Aid Certified, Jeff spends any spare time volunteering for the Sevier County EMS. Hobbies include: Hunting and Fishing. Jeff is an experienced coordinator and will be an invaluable part of our team.
(5) Each program group shall have senior field staff [Camden Cheney] working directly with the consumer who shall meet, at a minimum, the following qualifications:
(a) be at least 21 years of age,
(b) have an associate degree or high school diploma with 30 semester or 45 quarter hours education and training or comparable experience and training in a related field,
(c) have six months outdoor youth program field experience or comparable experience which shall be documented in the individual's personnel file,
(d) be annually trained and certified in CPR and currently certified in standard first aid,
(e) have completed an initial staff training, see R501-8-8, and
No credentials listed in her bio.Carmen is the perfect picture of health. Carmen?s hobbies include: yoga, eating healthy, long distance cycling, hiking, and skiing. Her favorite hike was in Hawaii on the island of Oahu, when she was given special permission to climb the Stairway to Heaven. It is 4080 steps straight up. She admits it was extremely strenuous, but worth the climb. Carmen is also EMT-Basic and Wilderness First Aid Certified. Carmen has an infectious love of the outdoors. We are excited to share her with our youth.
(6) Each program shall have a field staff working directly with the consumers who shall meet, at a minimum, the following qualifications:
(a) be a minimum of 20 years of age,
(b) have a high school diploma or equivalency,
(c) have forty-eight field days of outdoor youth program experience or comparable experience which shall be documented in the individual's personnel file,
(d) exhibit leadership skill,
(e) be annually trained and certified in CPR and currently certified in standard first aid, and
(f) have completed an initial staff training.
Probably safe to assume the others have diplomas or GEDs. As for their experience and abilities, only the program knows.(
Each program shall have a multi-disciplinary team, accessible to consumers which shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(a) a licensed physician or consulting licensed physician,
(b) a treatment professional who may be one of the following:
(i) a licensed psychologist,
(ii) a licensed clinical social worker,
(iii) a licensed professional counselor,
(iv) a licensed marriage and family counselor, or
(v) a licensed school counselor
(c) All clinical and therapeutic personnel shall be licensed or working under a DOPL training program certified by the State of Utah.
Bagsley, the Marriage/Family Therapist. Consulting physician?(1) Each youth group shall be supervised by at least two staff members at all times, one of which must be a senior field staff.
(2) In a mixed gender group, there shall be at least one female staff and one male staff.
(3) Expedition group size, including staff members, cannot exceed sixteen people with a minimum of a one to four staff to consumer ratio.
They're licensed for 50 participants, but with one Senior staff, they're limited to 14 participants.(1) Due to the difficulty of monitoring outdoor programs and the inherent dangers of the wilderness, a single violation of the foregoing life and safety rules may result in immediate revocation of the license and removal of consumers from programs pursuant to General Provisions as found in R501-1.
