21a. Training standards for all providers. 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.) Section References This section is referenced in § 4-756.02. Effect of Amendments The 2014 amendment by D.C. Law 20-100 added this section.
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