Section 356.634 - 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;(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;(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.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 356.634
Transferred from 1 TAC § 356.634 by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 10, March 8, 2024, TexReg 1507, eff. 4/1/2024