| (a) If you allow the use of emergency behavior intervention,
at least 75 percent of the pre-service training for emergency behavior
intervention must focus on early identification of potential problem
behaviors and strategies and techniques for less restrictive interventions,
including the curriculum components listed in §749.887 of this
division (relating to If I do not allow the use of emergency behavior
intervention, what curriculum components must be included in the pre-service
training for emergency behavior intervention?).
(b) The training does not have to address the use of
any type of emergency behavior intervention that your policies do
not allow.
(c) The other 25 percent of the pre-service training
curriculum for emergency behavior intervention must include the following
components:
(1) Different roles and responsibilities of caregivers
qualified in emergency behavior intervention, versus employees or
volunteers who are not qualified in emergency behavior intervention;
(2) Escape and evasion techniques to prevent harm to
the child and caregiver without requiring the use of an emergency
behavior intervention;
(3) Safe implementation of the restraint techniques
and procedures that are appropriate for the age and weight of children
served and permitted by the rules in this chapter and your policies
and procedures;
(4) The physiological impact of emergency behavior
intervention;
(5) The psychological impact of emergency behavior
intervention, such as flashbacks from prior abuse;
(6) How to adequately monitor the child during the
administration of an emergency behavior intervention to prevent injury
or death;
(7) Monitoring physical signs of distress and obtaining
medical assistance;
(8) Health risks for children associated with the use
of specific techniques and procedures;
(9) Drawings, photographs, or videos of each personal
restraint permitted by your policy; and
(10) Strategies for re-integration of children into
the environment after the use of emergency behavior intervention,
including the debriefing of caregivers and the child.
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