Section 388-112-0325. What must be submitted to DSHS for curriculum approval?

A department developed curriculum does not require submission to the department for approval unless the curriculum is being modified in any manner by the training entity.

(1) For orientation and/or safety training:

Effective January 7, 2012, submit an outline of what will be covered in each training offered (for example, a table of contents or a class syllabus) showing where the required introductory topics as listed in WAC 388-112-0016 for orientation and WAC 388-112-0019 for safety training are covered in the training. Department required orientation and safety training application forms must be submitted to the department at least forty-five days in advance of when the training is expected to be offered. Training cannot be offered before receiving department curriculum and instructor approval.

(2) For continuing education:

(a) Continuing education curriculum delivery models will only include instructor led, online instructor led, or online self-paced learning with access to an instructor;

(b) Effective July 1, 2012, for instructor led and online learning, submit a summary that includes the topic, a brief description of what it will cover, a course outline, the number of training hours, and a description of how the training is relevant to the care setting, care needs of residents, or long-term care worker career development.

(c) For online training courses, the information requested in (2)(a) and a description of how the instructor or training will assess that the students have integrated the information being taught must be submitted.

(d) Department required continuing education training application forms must be submitted at least forty five days in advance of when the training is expected to be offered. The trainings cannot be offered before receiving department curriculum and instructor approval.

(3) For basic training:

(a) If the instructor or training entity will use the DSHS developed revised fundamentals of caregiving learner's guide with enhancements, submit the DSHS form with all required information.

(b) If a DSHS developed revised fundamentals of caregiving learner's guide with enhancements, is not used to teach seventy hours required for basic training, the following must be submitted to DSHS for approval:

(i) A completed DSHS curriculum checklist indicating where all of the competencies and learning objectives, described in this chapter, are located in the long-term care worker materials from the proposed curriculum for that course;

(ii) Any materials long-term care workers will receive, such as a textbook or long-term care worker manual, learning activities, audio-visual materials, handouts, and books;

(iii) The table of contents or outline of the curriculum, including the allotted time for each section;

(iv) Demonstration skills checklists for the personal care tasks described in WAC 388-112-0055 (12)(a) and (b), and infection control skills (handwashing and putting on and taking off gloves);

(v) The teacher's guide or manual that includes for each section of the curriculum:

(A) The goals and objectives;

(B) Method of teaching, including learning activities that incorporate adult learning principles;

(C) Methods used to determine whether each long-term care worker understands the materials covered and can demonstrate all skills;

(D) A list of the sources or references that were used to develop the curriculum. If the primary source or reference is not a published citation, the instructor must provide detail on how the content was established as evidence based;

(E) Description of how the curriculum was designed to accommodate long-term care workers with limited English proficiency and/or learning disabilities; and

(F) Description and proof of how input was obtained from consumer and long-term care worker representatives in the development of the curriculum.

(c) In addition, for curriculum being submitted for the core competency section of basic training as described in WAC 388-112-0055, the curriculum must include how much time students will be given to practice skills and how instructors will evaluate and ensure each long-term care worker can proficiently complete each skill.

(d) Entities submitting curriculum for population specific basic training must submit their own list of competencies and learning objectives used to develop the population specific basic training curriculum.

(4) For specialty training:

For specialty training that is not the DSHS developed curriculum or other department approved curriculum, submit the required specialty training application form and any additional learning objectives added to the competency and learning objectives checklist, the enhancements that have been added, and additional student materials or handouts. To be approved, an alternative curriculum must at a minimum include:

(a) All the DSHS-published learning outcomes and competencies for the course;

(b) Printed student materials that support the curriculum, a teacher's guide or manual, and learning resource materials such as learning activities, audio-visual materials, handouts, and books;

(c) The recommended sequence and delivery of the material;

(d) The teaching methods or approaches that will be used for different sections of the course, including for each lesson:

(i) Learning activities that incorporate adult learning principles and address the learning readiness of the student population;

(ii) Practice of skills to increase competency;

(iii) Feedback to the student on knowledge and skills;

(iv) An emphasis on facilitation by the teacher; and

(v) An integration of knowledge and skills from previous lessons to build skills.

(e) A list of the sources or references, if any, used to develop the curriculum;

(f) Methods of teaching and student evaluation for students with limited English proficiency and/or learning disabilities;

(g) A plan for updating material;

(h) Substantial changes to a previous approved curriculum must be approved before they are used.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. WSR 13-02-023, § 388-112-0325, filed 12/20/12, effective 1/20/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090, 70.128.040, 74.39A.050, 34.05.020, 2000 c 121, and 2002 c 233. WSR 02-15-066, § 388-112-0325, filed 7/11/02, effective 8/11/02.]

RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. WSR 13-02-023, § 388-112-0325, filed 12/20/12, effective 1/20/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090, 70.128.040, 74.39A.050, 34.05.020, 2000 c 121, and 2002 c 233. WSR 02-15-066, § 388-112-0325, filed 7/11/02, effective 8/11/02.

Rules

388-112-0016,388-112-0019,388-112-0055,388-112-0055,