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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 749MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER VADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE TRAFFICKING VICTIM SERVICES
DIVISION 4TRAINING
RULE §749.4157What areas or topics must the four hours of training regarding trafficking victims include?

The four hours of annual training must include:

  (1) One hour of training in preventing compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress; and

  (2) Three hours of training in areas appropriate to the needs of children for whom the caregiver will be providing care, which may include:

    (A) Typology of trafficking victims;

    (B) Manifestations of trauma and practice in trauma informed care;

    (C) How trafficking victims are manipulated and controlled;

    (D) Making informed decisions and setting boundaries for trafficking victims;

    (E) Understanding and avoiding the triggers of trafficking victims;

    (F) Creating and maintaining nurturing environments for trafficking victims; and

    (G) Identifying and responding to internal and external safety and security risks at a foster home, including the grounds of a foster home (e.g., high flight risk, potential self-harm, harm to others, internal recruitment, unapproved visitors, and intruders).


Source Note: The provisions of this §749.4157 adopted to be effective December 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 9069; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective December 21, 2022, 47 TexReg 8120

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