(a) Successful completion of the certification exam is required prior to performing the duties of a certified juvenile probation officer.
(b) The certification exam for juvenile probation officers is based on the following mandatory training topics:
  (1) role of the probation officer;
  (2) risk and needs assessment, case planning, and case management;
  (3) recognizing and supervising youth with mental health issues;
  (4) officer safety and mechanical restraints;
  (5) Texas Family Code Title 3 (Juvenile Justice Code) and related laws;
  (6) legal liabilities;
  (7) dispositional recommendations and courtroom proceedings;
  (8) TJJD code of ethics and TJJD disciplinary procedures;
  (9) preventing, identifying, and reporting abuse, neglect, and exploitation;
  (10) purpose and goals of the Prison Rape Elimination Act;
  (11) suicide prevention and intervention;
  (12) trauma-informed care;
  (13) adolescent development and behavior; and
  (14) cultural competency.

Source Note: The provisions of this §344.620 adopted to be effective February 1, 2018, 42 TexReg 5688