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).26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.4157
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 by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 49, December 9, 2022, TexReg 8125, eff. 12/21/2022