1. A. OHD/DES staff supervising the taking of the videotaped statement of the child 14 years of age or under who is the victim of rape, physical or sexual abuse which will permit the videotape being used as competent evidence in a court of law shall at a minimum receive 12 hours of agency training that covers the following topics:

   1. 1. identification of child abuse and neglect;
   2. 2. physical, medical and behavioral indicators of physical and sexual abuse;
   3. 3. investigative interviewing and observing techniques;
   4. 4. techniques for talking to child victims;
   5. 5. techniques in the use of anatomically correct dolls in interviewing the sexually abused child.

2. B. The verification that the OHD/DES employee has received this training is documented on OHD/DES Form TR-1 which acknowledges the satisfactory completion of the mandated 32 hours of Act 710 Training for new workers and supervisors, and which will include the above cited training requirements or the specified 12 hours of training cited above. The agency's certification, TR-1, is completed by the OHD/DES regional trainer who conducted the training. It specifies the following:

   1. 1. employee's name;
   2. 2. Social Security number;
   3. 3. position with the agency;
   4. 4. title of course;
   5. 5. location of training;
   6. 6. inclusive date(s) of training;
   7. 7. total hours;
   8. 8. signature and date of signature of the trainer;
   9. 9. an attachment describing the contents of the completed training.
3. C. Further, the OHD/DES staff person supervising these videotaped interviews shall be required to complete these 12 hours of training every two years.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:440.4(B).

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Human Development/Division of Evaluation and Services, LR 10:916 (November 1984).