WAC 139-10-235   Basic misdemeanant probation/classification academy curriculum.  The basic misdemeanant probation/classification academy curriculum of the commission must be at least eighty instructional hours in length and will include, but not be limited to, the following subject matter areas:

     (1) Core skills

     (a) Assessment

     (b) Motivation

     (c) Goal setting/action planning

     (d) Monitoring and intervention

     (2) Key skills

     (a) Interpersonal skills

     (b) Interviewing

     (c) Classification

     (d) Supervision and discipline

     (e) Offense prevention

     (3) Related skills

     (a) Dealing with aggressive and resistive behavior

     (b) Legal issues

     (c) Report writing

     (d) Counseling techniques

     (e) Managing information.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.101.080. 05-13-079, § 139-10-235, filed 6/14/05, effective 7/15/05; 00-17-017, § 139-10-235, filed 8/4/00, effective 9/4/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.101.080(2). 87-19-105 (Order 15-D), § 139-10-235, filed 9/18/87; 86-19-021 (Order 1-B), § 139-10-235, filed 9/10/86. Formerly WAC 139-36-032.]