Administrative Code Provisions | 1 TAC ยง 379.634 | 2020
A center must provide training for direct service volunteers that includes, but is not limited to:
(1) A brief history of the Texas Battered Womens 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 centers policies and procedures
(10) The organizations 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.