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a. Program Administration. The Central Office Psychology Services Administrator is

responsible for CSTs overall direction and ensures appropriate training is available.

b. Central Office CST Coordinator. The Central Office CST Coordinator is ordinarily a

collateral duty of the National Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Coordinator. He/she is a

licensed doctoral level Psychologist and is responsible for:

■ Tracking all CST activations;

■ Developing team member selection criteria;

■ Providing an annual report to the DOJ EAP Administrator based on DOJ’s reporting criteria;

■ Developing and updating CST policy, implementation guides, and information regarding

CST issues to field components;

■ Coordinating National and Regional Crisis Management Training sessions for CST members;

■ Familiarizing staff with CST by including information in Introduction to Correctional

Techniques I, Annual Training, and Introduction to Correctional Techniques II lesson plans.

c. Regional CST Administrator. The Regional CST Coordinator is a collateral duty

ordinarily assigned to the Regional Psychology Services Administrator. When another person is

identified as a potential Regional CST Coordinator, the Regional Director or her/his designee

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will consult with the Central Office Psychology Services Administrator. The Regional CST

Coordinator is responsible for:

■ Oversight of the Regional CST activities, to include activation of the Regional CST to

support an Institution CST during protracted or particularly impactful events;

■ Assisting with data collection regarding training and activations;

■ Coordinating training and staffing of the Regional CST;

■ Collaborating with the Regional Correctional Services Administrator to coordinate responses

to large scale incidents and training activities, such as Crisis Management Training;

■ Oversight of Institution CSTs to provide support, training and ensure compliance with

policy; and

■ Oversight of the Institution CST yearly certification.

d. Wardens and Component Administrators. Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) are

responsible for:

■ Maintaining a CST at each facility in accordance with this Program Statement;

■ Activating CST in response to critical incidents;

■ Designating a CST Team Leader, two Assistant Team Leaders, a Chaplain, a Psychologist,

and an adequate number of other team members;

■ Ensuring all CST members participate in monthly training;

■ Ensuring all CST members participate in the National CST training;

■ Ensuring all employees are familiar with CST services; and

■ Ensuring CST activities and activations appropriately support staff.