(a) An approved
program must assign a sufficient number of trained staff or volunteers to
operate the program in accordance with this chapter.
(b) An approved program shall establish
minimum qualifications for staff and volunteers that include:
(1) no history of domestic violence or crimes
against a person for at least three years before application;
(2) no felony convictions for crimes against
a person;
(3) no convictions for
three years before application is made involving
(A) a controlled substance as defined in
AS
11.71.900, under federal law or under any
other state's law;
(B) misdemeanor
assault;
(C) a crime involving
domestic violence; or
(D) the
violation of a municipal ordinance or law from another jurisdiction having
elements similar to the offenses specified in this paragraph;
(4) a demonstrated ability to work
in a multi-cultural environment; and
(5) for a supervisor, training and at least
one year experience in working with both victims and perpetrators of domestic
violence.
(c) An
approved program shall screen and monitor staff and volunteers to minimize the
possibility of violence to persons who come into contact with staff or
volunteers.
(d) An approved program
must develop individual training plans for each staff or volunteer position.
All staff or volunteer training must be recorded in each staff member's or
volunteer's personnel file. The staff or volunteers at each program must
receive training that include
(1) for staff or
volunteers having contact with program participants or victims, a minimum of 40
hours of training related to domestic violence, based on a curriculum that is
approved by the department after consideration of any recommendations of the
council; the training must include the following:
(A) standards for conducting lethality
assessments and safety checks and developing safety plans;
(B) education on available community
resources; and
(C) education on
domestic violence and sexual assault;
(2) training on the impact of sexism and
racism on domestic violence;
(3)
annual training with a staff member of a local victim advocacy agency, if one
exists, on victims' needs and issues and intervention with perpetrators of
domestic violence; and
(4) training
on topics relating to the delivery of the program's services.
