| (a) The overall agency evaluation is an annual review
regarding:
(1) The use and effectiveness of emergency behavior
interventions at your agency; and
(2) Your emergency behavior intervention policies and
procedures, including the training policy and curriculum.
(b) The objectives of the evaluation are to:
(1) Develop and maintain an environment that supports
positive and constructive behaviors of children in care;
(2) Use any type of emergency behavior intervention
safely, appropriately, and effectively; and
(3) Eliminate or reduce physical injuries and any other
negative side effects on the child's behavior or emotional development
resulting from the emergency behavior interventions.
(c) One focus of the evaluation must be on:
(1) The frequency, patterns, and effectiveness of the
types of emergency behavior intervention techniques that are used
for all children in your foster homes;
(2) Strategies to reduce the need for emergency behavior
interventions for all children in your foster homes; and
(3) Specific strategies to reduce the need for use
of specific types of emergency behavior intervention techniques for
all children in your foster homes.
(d) The results of each overall agency evaluation must
be made available to us for review.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §749.2381 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909 |
