New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT
Subchapter 6 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL STATE-FUNDED COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM ELEMENTS
Section 10:37-6.20 - Specific requirements

1. Personal and physical health care: To assist individuals with their own physical appearance and health; to encourage them to participate in their health care process. Includes, but is not limited to: personal hygiene, rest, nutrition, safety, visits to physicians, dentists, etc. Sample courses are: Dental Hygiene, Self-Medication, Learning about Your Epilepsy, Hypertension, Diabetic Self-Care, Coiffure and Cosmetology, Basic Hygiene, Physical Fitness and First-Aid.

2. Human behavior: To teach individuals aspects of human interaction and to help them incorporate positive learned behaviors into their daily lives. Sample courses are: Loneliness, Anger, Self-Appraisal, Human Communication, Human Sexuality, Women's/Men's groups, Death and Dying.

3. Home management and vocational planning: To instruct individuals in the skills necessary for living and working in the community. Such programs include: Use of the Telephone, Housekeeping, Nutrition, Shopping, Cooking, Banking and Money Management, Filling out Job Applications, Interviewing Techniques and Transportation.

4. Community adjustment, services and leisure activities: To inform individuals of the resources and services available within the community and to advocate for their use. Courses include: Library Orientation, Community Awareness, Voting, Senior Citizens Groups and Community Resources.