Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 191-2-2 - DefinitionsFor purposes of these rules, the following definitions apply:
2.1. "Advocacy" means assisting victims and survivors of domestic and family violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking, and their children, in obtaining support and assistance in securing rights, remedies, and services, by directly providing for, or referring to, public and private agencies to provide for, safety planning; shelter; housing; legal services; outreach; counseling; case management; information and referral; training; employment; child care; health care; transportation; financial literacy education; financial planning and related economic empowerment services; parenting and other educational services; and other supportive services.2.2. "Board" means the Family Protection Services Board created pursuant to Chapter 53 of the Acts of the Legislature of 1989 and subsequently recodified in §48-26-204.2.3. "Certified Domestic Violence Advocate" means an advocate employed by a licensed domestic violence program who has been approved by the West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence as meeting the eligibility standards outlined in the Coalition's Domestic Violence Advocate Certification Program.2.4. "Crisis Intervention" means a helping process that focuses on the resolutions of the immediate crisis through the use of personal, social, and environmental resources.2.5. "Department" means the Department of Human Services.2.6. "Direct Services" means acts of assistance provided directly to victims and survivors including, but not limited to, emergency shelter, crisis intervention, safety planning, housing, legal services, outreach, counseling, case management, information and referral, training, employment, child care, health care, transportation, financial literacy education, financial planning and related economic empowerment services, parenting and other educational services, and other support services.2.7. "Domestic violence program" means a licensed program of a locally controlled nonprofit organization, established primarily for the purpose of providing advocacy services, comprising both a shelter component and component, to victims and of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking, and their children: Provided, That the board may temporarily or permanently close either the shelter component or the outreach component of a domestic violence program.2.8. "Extension Space Services" means non-residential services provided by a licensed domestic violence program. Extension space services include, but are not limited to, crisis intervention, safety planning, housing assistance, legal advocacy, outreach, counseling, case management, information and referral, training, employment, child care, health care, transportation, financial literacy education, financial planning and related economic empowerment services, parenting and other educational services, and other support services.2.9. "Outreach" means a licensed domestic violence program's community-based activities that increase awareness and availability of services, in every county within the program's regional service area, to victims and survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking, and their children.2.10. "Safety Planning" means a process where victims and survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking, and their children, are assisted in identifying specific actions that help them maximize their safety.2.11. "Shelter" means a physical shelter operated by a licensed domestic violence program where persons who are victims and survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking, and their children may temporarily reside.