Section 6-18-2409 - Crisis Intervention Training Program - CriteriaA program used by a school district to train school personnel on the use of physical restraint on a student shall:
(1) Teach evidence-based techniques that are shown to be effective in the prevention and safe use of physical restraint;(2) Provide evidence-based skills training relating to positive support, conflict prevention, de-escalation, and crisis response techniques, including without limitation:(A) Guidelines on understanding when there is an imminent danger of serious physical harm to a student or others;(B) Guidelines on when to intervene when there is an imminent danger of serious physical harm to a student or others;(C) An emphasis on safety and the respect for the rights and dignity of each person involved in an incident that involves the use of physical restraint on a student;(D) An emphasis on using the least restrictive form of intervention and taking incremental steps in an intervention;(E) The provision of updates on information concerning alternatives to the use of restrictive interventions;(F) Strategies for the safe implementation of restrictive interventions;(G) The use of emergency safety interventions that include without limitation continuous assessment and monitoring of the physical well-being of a student and the safe use of physical restraint throughout the duration of a restrictive intervention;(H) Prohibited procedures;(I) Debriefing strategies, including without limitation the importance and purpose of debriefing; and(J) Documentation of methods and procedures concerning the use of physical restraint on a student;(3) Be competency-based and include measurable learning objectives, measurable testing using written documentation of behavior and observation of behavior on the objectives of the testing, and measurable methods to determine passing or failing the program;(4) Require recertification at least biennially; and(5) Be consistent with the philosophies, practices, and techniques for physical restraint provided under this subchapter.Added by Act 2021, No. 1084,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.