Meridian - Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) is proud to announce that Juvenile Detention Academy Class #28 graduated during a ceremony this morning at the POST Academy in Meridian. The ceremony for began at 11:00 a.m.The 16 graduates of the three-week academy represent 7 out of the 12 county juvenile detention centersthroughout the state. Academy students have instruction in the following areas:Juvenile Justice System & Juvenile Detention StandardsEthicsAdolescent Development & Children’s Mental HealthSuicide PreventionEffective Supervision and TeamworkAppropriate Use of ForceSecurity ManagementSubstance AbuseCommunication Skills and Professional BoundariesLegal and Liability TopicsScenario Based TrainingsDuring the ceremony the graduates were addressed by Seth Scott, District 6 Juvenile Detention CenterAdministrator, William L. Flink, POST Administrator, POST Training Specialist Marcy Chadwell and ClassOfficer in Charge Jason Haines, Bonner County Juvenile Detention Center. The top student award waspresented to Audrey McKay, Southwest Idaho Juvenile Detention Center. Leadership Award was given toJason Haines, Bonner County Juvenile Detention Center.The Scenario Based Training of the Academy includes eight scenarios in which actors are used to create asituation that a juvenile detention officer would likely deal with while supervising detained juveniles. Theoutcome expected is to use the skills learned in the classroom environment to respond effectively to these situations. Examples are:Communication: Scenario created is a visitation with a parent and juvenile in which the parent and/or juvenile escalate into an argument. The students are required to use their communication skills learned to de-escalate the situation.Suicide Prevention: Scenario created is a juvenile in a room/cell, appears depressed, may start talking about ending her life. Students are required to used skills learned in suicide prevention to ascertain whether she is a risk, and how much of a risk, as well as whether the juvenile has a plan to commit suicide. One major part of this scenario is whether the student leaves the juvenile alone. If they do, the juvenile has a completedsuicide. This scenario stresses that it is really important to understand they cannot leave a documented suicidal juvenile alone, especially if they have a plan.Cell Extraction: This is the scenario in which the students use their Appropriate Use of Force to extract a juvenile who is extremely combative and refusing to come out of their cell or room. In this scenario actors are not used, instructors who teach the Appropriate Use of Force course are used as the juveniles as they are well versed in when to comply so no one is injured in the scenario.All of the scenarios are graded by the actual instructor who teaches that particular course. POST is successful as it uses professionals in the field of each academy from throughout Idaho to teach the courses.The graduates of Juvenile Detention Academy #28 are as follows:Genona Afeaki - Snake River Juvenile Detention CenterAndrew Bray - Mini Cassia Juvenile Detention CenterBrian Davis - District 6 Juvenile Detention CenterBrady Frederick - Ada County Juvenile Detention CenterJason Haines - Bonner County Juvenile Detention Center – Class Officer In ChargeMichelle Johnson - 5-C Juvenile Detention CenterBrian Krous - Bonner County Juvenile Detention CenterAudrey McKay - South West Idaho Juvenile Detention CenterKassie Mitchell - Ada County Juvenile Detention CenterKenneth Murdoch - 5-C Juvenile Detention CenterSophia Peterson - District 6 Juvenile Detention CenterAnthony Rickard - District 6 Juvenile Detention CenterRobyn Sabins - Snake River Juvenile Detention CenterRachel Shryock - District 6 Juvenile Detention CenterKenyon Walsh - Ada County Juvenile Detention CenterJoseph Wilson - Snake River Juvenile Detention Center
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