Content of Training for Volunteers
Simply contact the Volunteer Coordinator by phone at (806) 435-5008 or email @ Volunteer.Coordinator@panhandlecrisiscenter.org to discuss your interest and become approved to begin the training program on our website.

DIRECT SERVICE VOLUNTEERS:

  1.      Brief History of Texas Battered  
           Women's Movement;

  2.       The Need & Benefit of Shelter 
         Services;

  3.       The Dynamics of Family Violence
         and Sexual Assault;

  4.       Brief Summary of current    
         Texas  Laws that address family 
         violence and  sexual assault issues;

  5.        Crisis Intervention;

  6.        Hotline Skills, if applicable;

  7.        Peer Counseling Techniques;

  8.      Risk Assessment & Safety Planning;

  9.        The Center’s Mission & Philosophy;

10.     The Center’s Policies & Procedures including service documentation

11.  Confidentiality;

12.     Legal options for victims of family
         violence and sexual assault;

13.  Economic Options 

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 sexual assault;

17.     Training on applicable civil rights laws 
        and regulations;
 

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 ADMINISTRATIVE OR RESALE VOLUNTEERS:

1.      PCC’s Mission & Operating Philosophy;

2.      Basic Information About PCC’s Policies

         Ø   Confidentiality Policy; and

3.      Orientation to basic duties of the 
         volunteer’s job.

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*This project was supported by Subgrant No. PC-78632 awarded by the state administering office for the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice's SAS Formula Grant Program. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the state or the U.S. Department of Justice.