Texas § 40.038 SECONDARY TRAUMA SUPPORT FOR CASEWORKERS.

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§ 40.038 — SECONDARY TRAUMA SUPPORT FOR CASEWORKERS.

Texas § 40.038

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Tex. Human Resources Code Code Ann. § 40.038 (2026).

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Sec. 40.038. SECONDARY TRAUMA SUPPORT FOR CASEWORKERS.

(a)In this section, "secondary trauma" means trauma incurred as a consequence of a person's exposure to acute or chronic trauma.

(b)The department shall develop and make available a program to provide ongoing support to caseworkers who experience secondary trauma resulting from exposure to trauma in the course of the caseworker's employment. The program must include critical incident stress debriefing. The department may not require that a caseworker participate in the program.

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Sec. 40.038. SECONDARY TRAUMA SUPPORT FOR CASEWORKERS. (a) In this section, "secondary trauma" means trauma incurred as a consequence of a person's exposure to acute or chronic trauma.
(b) The department shall develop and make available a program to provide ongoing support to caseworkers who experience secondary trauma resulting from exposure to trauma in the course of the caseworker's employment. The program must include critical incident stress debriefing. The department may not require that a caseworker participate in the program.