To be eligible for certification, juvenile supervision officers must:
(1) receive training and maintain current certification in the following areas: (A) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); (B) first aid; and (C) the personal restraint technique used by the department or facility; and
(2) receive training in each of the following topics as it relates to the duties of a juvenile supervision officer: (A) suicide prevention policies, including the suicide prevention plan in residential facilities; (B) the policies of the facility or program related to preventing, identifying, and reporting abuse, neglect, and exploitation; (C) verbal de-escalation policies, procedures, and practices; (D) standards regarding use of personal and mechanical restraints, including prohibited techniques and criteria for use; (E) resident supervision, including juvenile behavior observation and documentation requirements; (F) behavior management, including the juvenile discipline plan and safety-based seclusion; (G) resident-initiated separation; (H) facility safety and security policies; (I) referral of residents in need of medical, mental health, or dental services, as identified by staff or reported by residents; (J) fire safety plan, including fire drill procedures; (K) non-fire emergency and evacuation procedures; (L) recognizing and responding to mental health needs of juveniles; (M) juvenile grievance procedures; (N) confidentiality of juvenile information; (O) transportation of juveniles; and (P) searches of juveniles.
Source Note: The provisions of this §344.624 adopted to be effective February 1, 2018, 42 TexReg 5688