SECTION 344.626. Required Training Topics for Community Activities Officers

To be eligible for certification, community activities officers must:

(1) receive training and maintain current certification in:

(A) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR);

(B) first aid; and

(C) the personal restraint technique used by the department, if the department authorizes community activities officers to use personal restraints; and

(2) receive training in the following topics:

(A) the policies of the department related to preventing, identifying, and reporting abuse, neglect, and exploitation;

(B) TJJD code of ethics and TJJD disciplinary procedures;

(C) trauma-informed care;

(D) verbal de-escalation policies, procedures, and practices; and

(E) standards regarding use of personal and mechanical restraints, including prohibited techniques and criteria for use.

Source Note: The provisions of this §344.626 adopted to be effective February 1, 2018, 42 TexReg 5688