WAC 388-112-0110   What is specialty training?  (1) Specialty or "special needs" training, including caregiver specialty training, provides instruction in caregiving skills that meet the special needs of people living with mental illness, dementia, or developmental disabilities. Specialty trainings are different for each population served and are not interchangeable. Specialty training may be integrated with basic training if the complete content of each training is included. DSHS must approve specialty training curricula for managers and caregivers, except for adult family home caregiver specialty training.

     (2) Manager specialty training for boarding home administrators (or designees), adult family home providers and resident managers:

     (a) Developmental disabilities specialty training, under WAC 388-112-0120, is the required training on that specialty for adult family home providers and resident managers, and for boarding home administrators (or designees.)

     (b) Dementia specialty training, under WAC 388-112-0125, and mental health specialty training, under WAC 388-112-0135, are the required trainings on those specialties for adult family home providers and resident managers, and for boarding home administrators (or designees).

     (3) Caregiver specialty training for boarding homes:

     (a) Developmental disabilities specialty training, under WAC 388-112-0120, is the required training on that specialty for boarding home caregivers.

     (b) Caregiver dementia training, under WAC 388-112-0130, and caregiver mental health training, under WAC 388-112-0140, are the required trainings on those specialties for boarding home caregivers.

     (4) Caregiver specialty training for adult family homes:

     The provider or resident manager who has successfully completed the manager specialty training, or a person knowledgeable about the specialty area, trains adult family home caregivers in the specialty needs of the individual residents in the adult family home, and there is no required curriculum.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090, 70.128.040, 70.128.230. 06-16-072, § 388-112-0110, filed 7/28/06, effective 8/28/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090, 70.128.040, 74.39A.050, 34.05.020, 2000 c 121, and 2002 c 233. 02-15-065, § 388-112-0110, filed 7/11/02, effective 8/11/02.]