Teen SENSE Model Staff Training Standards Focusing on the Needs of Youth in State Custody, Center for HIV Law and Policy
Publication year:
2012
| Cataloged on:
Aug. 29, 2012
ANNOTATION: These standards “are designed to ensure that all staff of foster care, detention, and other government operated and regulated youth facilities are equipped to understand and protect the health and well-being of all youth, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity … The standards also reflect the need for universal staff competence in communicating with and advising all youth” (p. 4). Sections of these standards are: goal; target audience; core competencies of comprehensive training programs—training protocol and training outcome standards; six content areas covered at a minimum; 12 educational objectives starting with protecting the rights of all youths, including LGBTQ and HIV-positive youth, in state custody and ending with appreciating and understanding the need for these competencies and making an investment in the process; and sexuality and healthy relationships, sexual orientation, and gender roles and identity.
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