PDFWAC 388-829-0050

What is basic training?

(1) Basic training is 70 hours of required training that must include:
(a) Forty hours of DDA residential services curriculum; and
(b) Thirty hours of population-specific training.
(2) The 40-hour DDA residential services curriculum includes DDA specialty training requirements.
(3) The 30-hour population-specific training includes one or more of the following:
(a) Specialty training under WAC 388-112A-0450 related to mental health or WAC 388-112A-0440 dementia.
(b) First aid training and certification.
(c) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and certification.
(d) On-the-job training hours, including client-specific training, when the instructor is a trained peer coach as described in WAC 388-829-0060.
(e) Other curriculum approved by DDA.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.88B.041, 71A.12.030, 74.39A.074, and 74.39A.341. WSR 24-20-038, s 388-829-0050, filed 9/24/24, effective 10/25/24. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 74.39A.074, 74.39A.341, 74.39A.351, and 18.88B.041. WSR 17-14-090, § 388-829-0050, filed 6/30/17, effective 8/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.120, and chapter 74.39A RCW. WSR 15-20-045, § 388-829-0050, filed 9/29/15, effective 1/1/16.]