Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 748 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
Subchapter F - TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Division 5 - CURRICULUM COMPONENTS FOR PRE-SERVICE TRAINING
Section 748.887 - 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?
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
If you do not allow the use of emergency behavior intervention, the pre-service training curriculum for emergency behavior intervention must focus on early identification of potential problem behaviors and strategies and techniques for less restrictive interventions, including the following curriculum components:
(1) Developing and maintaining an environment that supports positive and constructive behaviors;
(2) The causes of behaviors potentially harmful to a child, including aspects of the environment;
(3) Early signs of behaviors that may become dangerous to a child or others;
(4) Strategies and techniques a child can use to avoid harmful behaviors;
(5) Teaching a child to use the strategies and techniques of your operation's de-escalation protocols to avoid harmful behavior, and supporting the child's efforts to progress into a state of self-control;
(6) Less restrictive strategies caregivers can use to intervene in potentially harmful behaviors;
(7) Less restrictive strategies caregivers can use to engage a child and de-escalate a situation;
(8) Addressing circumstances when all de-escalation strategies fail; and
(9) The risks associated with the use of prone or supine restraints, including positional, compression, or restraint asphyxia.
