1. (a) Successful completion of the certification exam is required prior to performing the duties of a certified juvenile probation officer.

2. (b) The certification exam for juvenile probation officers is based on the following mandatory training topics:

   1. (1) role of the probation officer;
   2. (2) risk and needs assessment, responsivity, case planning, and case management;
   3. (3) recognizing and supervising youth with mental health issues;
   4. (4) officer safety and mechanical restraints;
   5. (5) Texas Family Code Title 3 (Juvenile Justice Code) and related laws;
   6. (6) legal liabilities;
   7. (7) dispositional recommendations and courtroom proceedings;
   8. (8) TJJD code of ethics and TJJD disciplinary procedures;
   9. (9) preventing, identifying, and reporting abuse, neglect, and exploitation;
   10. (10) purpose and goals of the Prison Rape Elimination Act;
   11. (11) suicide prevention and intervention;
   12. (12) trauma-informed care;
   13. (13) adolescent development and behavior;
   14. (14) human trafficking; and
   15. (15) mental health screening instrument.

Source Note:The provisions of this §344.620 adopted to be effective February 1, 2018, 42 TexReg 5688; amended to be effective December 1, 2025, 50 TexReg 6331.