Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 749 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
Subchapter F - TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Division 5 - CURRICULUM COMPONENTS FOR PRE-SERVICE TRAINING
Section 749.881 - What curriculum components must be included in the general pre-service training?
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
The general pre-service training must include the following curriculum components:
(1) Topics appropriate to the needs of children for whom the caregiver will be providing care, such as developmental stages of children, fostering children's self-esteem, constructive guidance and discipline of children, water safety, and strategies and techniques for monitoring and working with these children;
(2) Trauma informed care;
(3) The different roles of caregivers;
(4) Measures to prevent, recognize, and report suspected occurrences of child abuse (including sexual abuse), neglect, and exploitation;
(5) Procedures to follow in emergencies, such as weather related emergencies, volatile persons, and severe injury or illness of a child or adult; and
(6) Preventing the spread of communicable diseases.
