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Programs and Services: Highlights
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Domestic Violence
Technical Assistance & Training
Project
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT BCKGROUND
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & TRAINING
REGIONAL TRAININGS
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The purpose of the LGBTQ DV TAT Project is to enable each of the 94
California Department of Public Health (DPH) grant-funded Domestic
Violence Program Shelter agencies (DVPS) to increase access to services
by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) DV
victims/survivors. The project promotes the adoption of a consistent
set of competencies and minimum standards for culturally effective and
accessible services for the LGBTQ population. The project team consists
of experienced TAT providers from the California Partnership to End
Domestic Violence (CPEDV), Community United Against Violence (CUAV) and
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center (LAGLC). The project team provides
high-quality learning opportunities in accessible settings and formats,
reinforced through follow-up support and assistance in the application
of recommended practices. In addition to providing specialized direct
assistance to individual agencies, the project encourages ongoing
cross-program natural learning in the 5 DPH-defined regions of
California.
The LGBTQ DV TAT Project collaborates with two additional DPH-funded
‘population-specific’ Training and Technical Assistance
Projects (Disabilities/Developmental Disabilities and Substance
Abuse/Mental Health) to implement coordinated assistance. The project
institutes continuous quality improvement (CQI) processes that include
performance outcome evaluation and process evaluation components. to the top
PROJECT BACKGROUND
Across the nation, there is growing momentum to address violence within
relationships among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning
(LGBTQ) individuals. This momentum is being generated in the context of
growing national recognition of LGBTQ relationships, leadership from
national organizations such as the National Coalition of Anti-Violence
Programs (NCPVP)1, progressive policy change in states such as
California and Massachusetts, and from the domestic violence field
itself. With the goal of increasing access and improving quality of
services, an increasing number of domestic violence agencies throughout
the country are grappling with the question, “What do domestic
violence agencies need to do to address the needs of LGBTQ DV
survivors?”
To help California’s 94 California Department of Health
Services-funded DVPS answer this question, the California Partnership
to End Domestic Violence (CPEDV) in partnership with Community United
Against Violence (CUAV) and the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center
(LAGLC), is implementing the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and
Questioning Domestic Violence Training and Technical Assistance Project
(LGBTQ DV TAT Project), with funding from the California Department of
Health Services Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health/Office of Family
Planning (MCAH/OFP). CUAV and LAGLC are two of the nation’s
premier agencies providing direct services and training and technical
assistance on LGBTQ domestic violence. The project represents an
unprecedented opportunity to systematically address the needs of LGBTQ
DV victims/survivors throughout the diverse state over a 3-year
period.
California has a rich history of action to respond to LGBTQ domestic
violence. In addition to housing two of the nation’s leaders in
addressing LGBTQ DV, California made history by passing the landmark
legislation AB 2051, which established the Equality in Prevention and
Services for Domestic Abuse Fund. This fund is a continuously
appropriated fund to develop and support education and services
specific to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender domestic violence.
California’s DVPS also have a rich history of commitment to
cultural competency and accessibility among un-served and under-served
populations.
With funding from MCAH/OFP and leadership from the LGBTQ DV TAT Project
team, the 94 DHS-funded DVPS are well poised to improve cultural
competency and accessibility for LGBTQ DV victims/survivors. Increasing
accessibility for populations that face additional barriers and
challenges and systematic discrimination across the state of California
is no small task. Yet, safe and accessible services are what
California’s LGBTQ population deserves. The spirit of
resourcefulness and determination of California’s DVPS and the
expertise and strategic efforts of the LGBTQ DV TAT Project team will
serve the state well in efforts to systematically move in the direction
of this vision. to the top
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & TRAINING
The LGBTQ DV TAT Project conducts ongoing TAT with each of the 94 DVPS.
TAT is provided by subject matter experts at CPEDV, CUAV and LAGLC
in-person, by telephone and by email. TAT sessions can be delivered for
1-5 agencies at a time. TAT topics include, but are not limited to, the
following:
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How to write and get organizational buy-in for
organizational policies to promote access to services for LGBTQ DV
victims/survivors.
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How to conduct in-house LGBTQ sensitivity and DV training for staff members and volunteers.
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How to set up sensitive data-collection protocols and mechanisms to track the number of LGBTQ clients served.
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How to conduct an effective intake interview with LGBTQ
clients and screen to differentiate between victim/survivor and
batterer in same-sex DV situations.
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How to do effective case management with LGBTQ
victims/survivors, including how to make appropriate referrals and
advocate effectively on behalf of a client who may face discrimination.
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How to create an LGBTQ-welcoming environment through
attention to organizational climate, language (written and verbal) and
visual materials.
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How staff and volunteers can effectively address
homo/bi/transphobia and heterosexism from clients and community members.
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How to find, establish and maintain partnerships and
linkages with local, state & national LGBTQ-specific agencies,
groups and businesses.
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How to conduct effective and creative outreach to LGBTQ communities.
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How to design, implement and sustain programs and services specifically and primarily for LGBTQ individuals. to the top
To request TAT, please complete and submit a TAT Request Form (if you
do not know what region your agency belongs to, visit
www.safenetwork.net.)
TAT Request Form for Bay Area and Northern Regions [PDF]
TAT Request Form for Central Region [PDF]
TAT Request Form for Los Angeles and Southern Regions [PDF]
REGIONAL TRAININGS
The LGBTQ DV TAT Project, in collaboration with the other
two population-specific’ TAT projects will provide 16
regional
trainings.
For information about upcoming Regional Trainings, click here.
For more information about the LGBTQ DV TAT Project, please email Lisa Fujie Parks or call 510-967-0369.
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