Basic training must include all of the competencies under WAC 388-71-0911 for the following topics:

(1) Communication skills;

(2) Long-term care worker self-care;

(3) Problem solving;

(4) Client rights and maintaining dignity;

(5) Abuse, abandonment, neglect, financial exploitation and mandatory reporting;

(6) Client directed care;

(7) Cultural sensitivity;

(8) Body mechanics;

(9) Fall prevention;

(10) Skin and body care;

(11) Long-term care worker roles and boundaries;

(12) Supporting activities of daily living;

(13) Food preparation and handling;

(14) Medication assistance;

(15) Infection control, blood-borne pathogens, HIV/AIDS; and

(16) Grief and loss.