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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 356 - FAMILY VIOLENCE PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER B - SHELTER CENTERS
SECTION/RULE §356.634 - Content of Training for Direct Service Volunteers
Chapter Review Date 06/21/2024

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) Sensitivity to cultural diversity;(15) Community resources;(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.

Source Note: The provisions of this §356.634 adopted to be effective December 23, 2007, 32 TexReg 9328; amended to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 4309; transferred effective April 1, 2024, as published in the March 8, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 1507.

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