(a) Instructor-led training and self-instructional
training, excluding self-study training, must include:
(1) Specifically stated learning objectives;
(2) A curriculum that includes experiential or applied
activities;
(3) An evaluation or assessment tool to determine whether
the person has obtained the information necessary to meet the stated
objectives; and
(4) A certificate, letter, or a signed and dated statement
of successful completion from the training source.
(b) Training on emergency behavior intervention and
administering psychotropic medication must be instructor-led, as defined
at §748.801(3) of this subchapter (relating to What do certain
words and terms mean in this subchapter?).
(c) Training on emergency behavior intervention must:
(1) Be led by an instructor who is certified in a recognized
method of emergency behavior intervention or otherwise able to document
knowledge of:
(A) Emergency behavior intervention;
(B) The course material;
(C) Methods for delivering the training, including
physical techniques for restraints, if applicable; and
(D) The methods for evaluating and assessing a participant's
knowledge and competency of the training material and physical techniques,
if applicable;
(2) Be competency-based; and
(3) At the end of the training, require each participant
to demonstrate knowledge and competency of the training material:
(A) In writing; and
(B) If the general residential operation allows the
use of emergency behavior intervention, by demonstrating the physical
techniques that the participant may use.
(d) A health-care professional or a pharmacist must
lead the training in administering psychotropic medication. The trainer
must assess each participant after the training to ensure that the
participant has learned the course content.
(e) Training on transportation safety must be instructor
led and provided by:
(1) A training provider registered with the Texas
Early Care and Education Career Development System's Texas Trainer
Registry, maintained by the Texas Head Start Collaboration Office;
(2) An instructor who teaches early childhood development
or another relevant course at a secondary school or institution of
higher education accredited by a recognized accrediting agency;
(3) An employee of a state agency with relevant expertise;
(4) A physician, psychologist, licensed professional
counselor, social worker, or registered nurse;
(5) A person who holds a generally recognized credential
or possesses documented knowledge relevant to the training the person
will provide; or
(6) A person who has at least two years of experience
working in child development, a child development program, early childhood
education, a childhood education program, or a Head Start or Early
Head Start program and:
(A) Has been awarded a Child Development Associate
Credential; or
(B) Holds at least an Associate's Degree in child development,
early childhood education, or a related field.
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