Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829 - Community residential service business training requirements › Section SECTION I - PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS › Section 388-829-0010 - What definitions apply to this chapter?

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following definitions apply to this chapter:
"Agency orientation"
is training provided to
					 introduce a new employee to the agency.
"ALTSA"
refers to the aging and long-term
					 support administration.
"Approved training"
is training submitted to
					 and approved by DSHS as evidenced by a curriculum number.
"Basic training"
is seventy hours of required
					 training that includes forty hours of DDA residential services curriculum and
					 thirty hours of additional topics outlined in this chapter.
"Client-specific training"
prepares the LTCW
					 to provide individual support services to the client served by the community
					 residential service business (CRSB).
"
Community residential service business or
					 "CRSB"
" has the same meaning as defined in
					 RCW
					 74.39A.009.
"Competency" or "core competency"
means the
					 integrated knowledge, skills, or behavior expected of a LTCW after completing
					 the training in a required topic area. Learning objectives are associated with
					 each competency.
"DDA"
refers to the developmental disabilities
					 administration.
"
DDA community residential setting
" within
					 the scope of this chapter refers to any setting where supported living, DDA
					 group home, group training home, licensed staffed residential, companion home,
					 or alternative living services occur.
"
DSHS-approved trainer
" means an individual
					 approved by DSHS to sign the seventy-five hour certificate.
"Direct support professional" or "DSP"
means
					 any person who supports an individual with a developmental disability to
					 implement the individual's individual support plan/person-centered service plan
					 (ISP/PCSP). This includes staff who provide instruction and support services
					 (ISS).
"DOH"
refers to the department of
					 health.
"DSHS" or "department"
refers to the
					 department of social and health services.
"Habilitation"
means services defined to
					 assist participants in acquiring, retaining, and improving the self-help,
					 socialization, and adaptive skills necessary to reside successfully in home and
					 community-based settings.
"Home care aide-certified" or "HCA-C"
means a
					 person who has been certified by the department of health as a home care
					 aide.
"
Letter of exemption
" means a letter that
					 exempts DDA community residential staff from the seventy-five hours of training
					 as required under chapter 74.39A RCW for staff hired prior to January 1,
					 2016.
"Long-term care worker " or "LTCW"
has the
					 same meaning as defined in
					 RCW
					 74.39A.009.
"Peer coach"
means a person who has been
					 trained in twelve hours of coaching skills and who works with new employees to
					 coach them on working with individuals and their support needs.
"Population-specific"
refers to topics
					 applicable to the unique needs of the population served.
"Training entity"
means a DSHS-contracted
					 organization or independent entity that provides training using DSHS-approved
					 curriculum .