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