(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 §749.801(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 child-placing agency 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.
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