Which statement accurately describes general staff training requirements under PREA?

• A. All staff must complete PREA training at hire and annually on recognizing abuse, responding to reports, documentation, confidentiality, and zero-tolerance messaging.
• B. PREA training is optional and only for supervisory staff.
• C. Training is required only for new hires and not ongoing.
• D. Training is provided after a formal incident.

Answer: (B)

The important point is that PREA requires training for every staff member, not a subset. All staff must receive PREA training at the time of hire and then annually to refresh knowledge. The training must cover recognizing abuse, how to respond to reports, proper documentation, maintaining confidentiality, and upholding a zero-tolerance message. This isn’t optional, isn’t limited to supervisory staff, and isn’t something only given after an incident. So the correct understanding is that training for all staff is mandatory at hire and on an ongoing, yearly basis.