Does the facility provide any special training to employees on working with sex offenders or those with behavioral problems?
Every new employee receives 40 hours of classroom training and 40 hours of mentoring. Training includes practical application of the Hermitage Hall treatment program, including: Handle with Care; CPR/First Aid/Blood-borne Pathogens; Offender Dynamics; Cultural Diversity, Boundaries; Verbal De-escalation; Rights of Residents Served; Service Excellence; Line of Sight; Ounce of Prevention; HIPAA Compliance, and more. These training sessions are offered every month, in case employees need to repeat certain sessions. Annually, every staff person is required to be re-trained on the above topics.
