[§ 5103.03.9] § 5103.039. Courses comprising preplacement training program.

Except for preplacement training programs described in section 5103.0311 [5103.03.11] of the Revised Code, a preplacement training program shall consist of courses in the role of foster caregivers as a part of the care and treatment of foster children. A foster caregiver shall complete all of the courses, which shall address all of the following: 

(A) The legal rights and responsibilities of foster caregivers; 

(B) Public children services agencies, private child placing agencies, and private noncustodial agencies' policies and procedures regarding foster caregivers; 

(C) The department of job and family services' requirements for certifying foster homes; 

(D) The effects placement, separation, and attachment issues have on children, their families, and foster caregivers; 

(E) Foster caregivers' involvement in permanency planning for children and their families; 

(F) The effects of physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, and substance abuse on normal human growth and development; 

(G) Behavior management techniques; 

(H) Effects of caregiving on children's families; 

(I) Cultural issues in placement; 

(J) Prevention, recognition, and management of communicable diseases; 

(K) Community health and social services available to children and their families; 

(L) The substance of section 2152.72 of the Revised Code. A course addressing section 2152.72 of the Revised Code shall be not less than one hour long. 

(M) In the case of a preplacement training program for a foster caregiver seeking certification for a specialized foster home, additional issues specific to the types of children placed in specialized foster homes, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid, appropriate behavioral intervention techniques, such as de-escalation, self-defense, and physical restraint techniques and the appropriate use of such techniques. 

HISTORY: 148 v H 332. Eff 1-1-2001; 150 v H 117, § 1, eff. 9-3-04.
 

Å Amended and renumbered to RC § 2152.72 by 148 v S 179, eff. 1-1-02.