NEW DV agency staff to meet their training requirement and ensure compliance with the NM Victim Counselor Confidentiality Act, the new standards released from CYFD require:
• Must have forty (40) hours of academic or other formal victim advocacy or counseling training or a minimum of one year of experience in providing victim advocacy or counseling prior to providing advocacy services.
• The agency must maintain complete training records during employment, including a certificate of completion of required skills and knowledge, including Core Advocacy training provided by the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NMCADV) or Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (CSVANW) within six (6) months of employment.
The Core Advocacy Training through NMCADV will be completed through a combination of:
- Attend 24 hrs of Core Advocacy Training (via ZOOM during COVID-19) with NMCADV
- Complete 16 hrs online modules of the Office of Victims of Crime Training & Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC)
