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Effective Jan 1, 2020Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 621, Sec. 1. (AB 1117) Effective January 1, 2020.
(a) To be eligible for the confidentiality protections afforded by this article, a peer support team member shall complete a training course or courses on peer support approved by the law enforcement agency that may include, but is not limited to, the following:
- (1) Precrisis education.
- (2) Critical incident stress defusings.
- (3) Critical incident stress debriefings.
- (4) On-scene support services.
- (5) One-on-one support services.
- (6) Consultation.
- (7) Referral services.
- (8) Confidentiality obligations.
- (9) The impact of toxic stress on health and well-being.
- (10) Grief support.
- (11) Substance abuse awareness and approaches.
- (12) Active listening skills.
- (13) Stress management.
- (14) Psychological first aid.
- (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a law enforcement agency may deny or rescind an employee’s participation as a peer support team member consistent with agency policy.