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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER F - TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SECTION/RULE §748.881 - What curriculum components must be included in the general pre-service training?
Chapter Review Date 04/17/2024

The general pre-service training must include the following curriculum components:(1) Topics appropriate to the needs of children for whom the caregiver will be providing care, such as developmental stages of children, fostering children's self-esteem, constructive guidance and discipline of children, water safety, strategies and techniques for monitoring and working with these children, and age-appropriate activities for the children;(2) Measures to prevent, recognize, and report suspected occurrences of child abuse (including sexual abuse), neglect, and exploitation;(3) Procedures to follow in emergencies, such as weather-related emergencies, volatile persons, and severe injury or illness of a child or adult;(4) Preventing the spread of communicable diseases;(5) The location and use of fire extinguishers and first-aid equipment;(6) Trauma informed care; and(7) Normalcy.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.881 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 10422; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective April 25, 2022, 47 TexReg 2248.

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