Professional Boundaries

Professional Standards

• Accountability is critical for any new hire
• Reliability includes being on time, ready, and capable, and able to handle any situation
• Responsibility means taking ownership of your actions and following policies and procedures
• Honesty is paramount in establishing trust
• Professionalism means upholding ethical conduct and being respectful of others
• Maintaining an ethical code of conduct is a high priority

Amassing Up-to-date Instructor Skills

• Keeping learning and seeking new information is essential for continuing education
• Be prepared to quickly and correctly find and interpret information and apply new techniques
• Understanding trends and methods for teaching new information and skills is critical
• Staying agile, meaning learning new information, skills, and techniques
• Don't be afraid to ask for training, and make it a daily routine to keep getting better
• Be responsible for the training you engage in, and be part of your learning and professional development

What is Distracted

• Distracted is anything diverting attention away from the subject of the lesson

Misguided Views

• Avoid views about what guards do for a living
• Avoid personal opinions about being involved in corrections
• Avoid assumptions and preconceived ideas
• Avoid the "us versus them" mentality
• Avoid assuming that all offenders are alike
• Avoid viewing offenders solely as "dangerous"
• Avoid the "give up" attitude, thinking no rehabilitation is possible

Academy of a Set Up

• Having the ability to learn a situation where a new inmate is by offense and will start
• The offender has arrived at a new site, which is a whole new unknown world for them

Steps of a Set Up

• Disorientation: first impressions, cutback on opportunities, and the offender is new to the system
• Selection for Placement: gather information about the inmate, including criminal history, housing, and health information
• Initial Housing: upon arrival, the offender is assigned to inmate housing, and be ready to be very hands-on
• Testing Limits: assess mental and physical limits, including social attention, trust, and control, and emotional reactions
• Training: the security of every facility, any inmate, and staff are paramount through hands-on experience
• Pack Up: ready for transport

Communicating with Officers

• Ask for your name, where you are from, how old you are, position, and any medications
• Remain polite and speak with confidence, maintaining verbal and non-verbal body language
• Use verbal skills to manage without being antagonistic, confrontational, or aggressive

Ethical Decision Making for CSF

• Bring Focus: bring attention to the issue
• State the Problem: clearly define the problem
• Group Thinking: involve others in the decision-making process
• Decision Making Model: use the kids on your shoulder, front page of the newspaper, golden rule, rules of universality, and personal relationships to guide decision making

Personal Relationships Between Offenders and CSE's

• If you encounter any past or present relationships with an offender, it is your duty to immediately report all past and present relationships to a supervisor

This quiz covers the key principles of professionalism, including accountability, reliability, responsibility, honesty, and ethics in the workplace. It assesses your understanding of the importance of upholding a professional code of conduct.