§ 4-754.21aTitle 4

Training standards for all providers.

All homeless service workers, including intake workers, shall be trained in cultural competence, including, with regard to the LGBTQ population, the following: Vocabulary and best practices for data collection, privacy, storage, and use; Current social science research and common risk factors for LGBTQ youth; Information about the coming out process and its impact on LGBTQ youth; Best practices for supporting LGBTQ youth in shelter, housing, and supportive services; Suicide awareness and prevention; and Legal requirements for providers for homeless youth.

Annotations

Oct. 22, 2005, D.C. Law 16-35, § 12a
as added May 3, 2014, D.C. Law 20-100, § 2(h), 61 DCR 1873
The 2014 amendment by D.C. Law 20-100 added this section.
This section is referenced in § 4-756.02.

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