Guam § 15111 - Continuing Education for Other Government of Guam

§ 15111. Continuing Education for Other Government of Guam

Agencies.

(a) Training shall also be offered to other employees and agency heads

of Guam Memorial Hospital Authority, Department of Public Health and

Social Services, Guam Behavioral and Wellness Center, Guam Housing and

Urban Renewal Authority, Department of Youth Affairs, Public Defender

Service Corporation and Guam Fire Department, as well as I Liheslaturan

Guåhan, and village mayors.

(b) The courses must be prepared and presented in consultation with

public and private agencies that provide programs for victims of family

violence, persons who have demonstrated expertise in education and family

violence, advocates for victims, non-profit family violence coalitions or

organizations, and the Family Violence Task Force.

(c) The courses must, include but are not limited to, the following

topics:

(1) the nature, extent and causes of family violence;

(2) practices designed to promote safety of the victim and other

family and household members, including safety plans;

(3) issues of family violence concerning children;

(4) sensitivity to cultural, racial and gender issues;

(5) legal reporting requirements concerning abuse or neglect of

children; and

(6) the lethality of family violence.

2013 NOTE: Pursuant to P.L. 32-024:2 (May 6, 2013) which renamed the

Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (DMHSA) to the Guam

Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, and all references to DMHSA were altered to

the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center pursuant to P.L. 32-024:4.

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