All service provider employees, including intake workers, shall be trained in trauma-informed care, civil rights and other legal compliance, conflict resolution, and cultural competence, including, with regard to the LGBTQ population, the following:
(1) Vocabulary and best practices for data collection, privacy, storage, and use;
(2) Current social science research and common risk factors for LGBTQ youth;
(3) Information about the coming out process and its impact on LGBTQ youth;
(4) Best practices for supporting LGBTQ youth in shelter, housing, and supportive services;
(5) Suicide awareness and prevention; and
(6) Legal requirements for providers for homeless youth.
(Oct. 22, 2005, D.C. Law 16-35, § 12a; as added May 3, 2014, D.C. Law 20-100, § 2(h), 61 DCR 1873; Feb. 28, 2018, D.C. Law 22-65, § 2(s), 65 DCR 331.)
This section is referenced in § 4-756.02.
The 2014 amendment by D.C. Law 20-100 added this section.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 7A - Services for Homeless Individuals and Families
Subchapter IV - Provision of Services for Homeless Individuals and Families
§ 4–754.21. Common standards for all providers
§ 4–754.21a. Training standards for all providers
§ 4–754.22. Additional standards for providers of severe weather shelter
§ 4–754.23. Additional standards for providers of low barrier shelter
§ 4–754.25. Additional standards for providers of transitional housing