SECTION 749.4157. What 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