26 Tex. Admin. Code § 356.2032

Current through Reg. 49, No. 45; November 8, 2024
Section 356.2032 - Content of Training for Direct Service Volunteers

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.

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 356.2032

Transferred from 1 TAC § 356.2032 by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 10, March 8, 2024, TexReg 1507, eff. 4/1/2024