Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 356 - FAMILY VIOLENCE PROGRAM
Subchapter D - NONRESIDENTIAL CENTERS
Division 6 - PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Section 356.2032 - Content of Training for Direct Service Volunteers
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
A center must provide training for direct service volunteers that includes, but is not limited to:
(1) a brief history of the Texas Battered Women's Movement;
(2) the need for and benefit of shelter services;
(3) the dynamics of family violence;
(4) a brief summary of current Texas laws that address family violence issues;
(5) crisis intervention;
(6) hotline skills, if applicable;
(7) peer counseling techniques;
(8) risk assessment and safety planning;
(9) the center's policies and procedures;
(10) the organization's mission and philosophy;
(11) confidentiality;
(12) legal options for victims of family violence;
(13) economic options for victims of family violence;
(14) community resources;
(15) sensitivity to cultural diversity;
(16) the need for community systems to be responsive to the needs of victims of family violence; and
(17) applicable civil rights laws and regulations.
