Human Rights Trainings

Training

The 2025 Community Provider Trainings Calendar shows Provider education opportunities. Please be advised that dates and times are subject to change. Notification of any change in date or time will be provided by Microsoft Teams Webinar registration.

Certificate eligibility: contact hour certificates are available upon request. Request for certificates are made via the registration. Anyone seeking a certificate will need to register for the session and attend the course on the link provided from their registration.  

Attendees should individually register for the course and attend on the link provided from their registration – including when attending as a group. Certificates are issued to attendees, not as an agency. Please avoid sharing links as it can disrupt attendance verification. 

Please be advised that attending the trainings on a cellular device may limit access and connectivity to the training. 

Timely sign on to the training and attending the full course is required. 

Should a participants’ attendance be unable to be verified, a certificate will not be issued. 

Certificates will be issued within 30 days from the date of the training. *Delays can occur. However, efforts will be made to have the certificates issued within the identified time frame. 

2025 Community Provider Trainings Calendar 

Please register for the course by selecting the link for the corresponding date and time and completing the registration. Please do not share links received from your registration. Each participant must register individually and attend on the link provided following their registration. 

Reporting in CHRIS

The learner will increase their understanding of the Computerized Human Rights Information System (CHRIS) and the Human Rights Regulations regarding human rights complaints and reporting.

January 9, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. March 20, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. May 1, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. July 10, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. September 4, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.November 6, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
CHRIS 1.9.25 CHRIS 3.20.25 CHRIS 5.1.25 CHRIS 7.10.25 CHRIS 9.4.25 CHRIS 11.6.25 

Investigating Abuse, Neglect, & Exploitation

This training is designed as an overview of the regulatory and investigative process, specific to the investigation of abuse and neglect.

January 23, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. March 27, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.May 8, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. July 24, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. September 18, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. December 11, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
ANE 1.23.25 ANE 3.27.25 ANE 5.8.25 ANE 7.24.25 ANE 9.18.25 ANE 12.11.25

Overview of the Human Rights Regulations

This training is designed to provide the learner an in-depth review of the Human Rights Regulations. Providers will increase their understanding of the Human Rights processes, and the responsibilities as mandated by the Human Rights Regulations. 

February 6, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. May 22, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. August 7, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. November 13, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
HRRs 2.6.25 HRRs 5.22.25 HRRs 8.7.25 HRRs 11.13.25 

Restrictions, Behavioral Treatment Plans, & Restraints

This training is designed to educate providers on regulatory requirements related to the use of restrictions, behavioral treatment plans, and restraints.

February 20, 2025, 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. May 29, 2025, 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. August 21, 2025, 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.November 20, 2025, 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.
RBTPR 2.20.25 RBTPR 5.29.25 RBTPR 8.21.25 RBTPO 11.20.25 

Overview for Professionals

This training is designed as an overview for consultive professionals working with individuals and providers who are within the DBHDS service delivery system on regulatory requirements and processes. The information will inform the way non-licensed providers support the rights of individuals including how to report potential violations, approval procedures for restrictive treatment plans and the local human rights process.

April 9, 2025, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.October 8, 2025, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. 
LBA 4.9.25 LBA 10.8.25 

Dignity of Risk

This training is designed to educate the learner on the regulatory principles and practices pertaining to an individuals’ Dignity of Risk in service participation. *Registration for this training is limited in attendee capacity, as this is a highly interactive training. Once capacity is reached, the ability to register will be closed. There is not a cancelation or waitlist for the training. 

April 16, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. October 29, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
DOR 4.16.25 DOR 10.29.25 

Frequently Asked Questions about Training

Are the training presentations available for viewing? 

Yes. All four of the statewide training presentations are available on the DBHDS YouTube channel.

Are CEUs available for training presentations viewed via the YouTube channel? 

No. CEU certificates are only available to participants attending a live/virtual training presentation by request. 

How does a Provider know who their assigned Regional Advocate is? 

Find your regional advocate on the Regional Advocate Map.

What is the stance on “dignity of risk” related to the practice of allowing Individuals to take risks and/or make mistakes so that they may learn from their mistakes? 

Individuals receiving services maintain protection to exercise their legal, civil and human rights (see 12VAC35-115-20). For individuals who maintain legal competency and have not been determined to lack capacity based on an evaluation (see 12VAC35-115-145), this extends to making overall life decisions. Everyone should have the opportunity to learn from their life decisions, regardless of whether those decisions are deemed “good” or “bad.”  

Providers are responsible for ensuring individuals have the information needed to make informed decisions. Providers are also required to maintain a safe and therapeutic service environment for all individuals receiving services and in so doing, may limit an Individual’s rights in the context of service delivery, if done in accordance with the regulations or other applicable law (see 12VAC35-115-50, and 12VAC35-115-100).

Slide Decks and Supplemental Materials

Human Rights Training

Human Rights Crisis Regulatory Training_OHR portion only 7.10.24 

Human Rights Crisis Regulatory Training_OHR FAQs 

Reporting in CHRIS: Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, & Human Rights Complaints

Slide Deck 

Reporting in CHRIS – Handout (Regulation Guidance and Technical Assistance) 

CHRIS Enhancement Aid – 7.6.23 

CHRIS Enhancement Aid – 2.7.25 

Restrictions, Behavioral Treatment Plans, & Restraints

Slide Deck

The Human Rights Regulations: An Overview

Slide Deck 

Investigating Abuse & Neglect: An Overview for Community Providers

Slide Deck 

Investigations Training Manual 

Optional Investigation Form 

Investigation Review Sheet 

Abuse and Neglect – Investigative Review Process (Supplemental Training Video)

Please note that reviewing this training video does not constitute meeting the regulatory or policy requirement of being a trained investigator in totality; nor replaces the need to attend the live web-based Investigating Abuse and Neglect training to obtain the certificate to be considered a trained investigator. This training video is a supplemental resource only and is an informational review of the process regarding investigation of abuse and neglect. Providers may use the video as a supplemental resource after an employee has received the full training, or as an interim solution when the provider staff has registered for the next available live web-based training AND the training session is more than 30 days away.  

Overview for Professionals 

Slide Deck 

Dignity of Risk 

Please see the Dignity of Risk fact sheet below for educational and policy information regarding the concept and regulatory application of Dignity of Risk concepts 

About Dignity of Risk – Fact Sheet_1.6.25 

State Operated Facilities Training Slide Decks: 

Facility New Employee Orientation 

*Please see Facility New Hire Orientation PowerPoint Below. This presentation is designed to be facilitated by facility training staff to educate new employees of State Operated Facilities on regulatory practices and compliances with the Human Rights Regulations. The presentation appendix provides additional slides to incorporate in the required material to supply additional supplemental education for specific facility needs and preferences. 

Slide Deck – customizable 

Facility Investigation Training 

Slide Deck 

Reporting in CHRIS: Facilities 

Slide Deck 

Local Human Rights Committee (LHRC) & State Human Rights Committee (SHRC) 

LHRC Review Forms and Procedural Expectations for Providers 

All LHRC reviews are specific to the provider who is submitting the LHRC Review Form. LHRC approvals and recommendations do not transfer from one provider to another. Should an individual justifiably require the same or similar supports across multiple different providers, each provider is required to submit their own LHRC Review Form and obtain their own approval, where applicable. Please see 12VAC35-115-270(A)(1)-(5) regarding SHRC and LHRC responsibilities. 

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LHRC Review Forms & Procedural Expectations for Facilities 

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FOIA 

PURSUIANT TO FOIA, if you would like to make a request for LHRC or SHRC documents, see the FOIA request portal: 

Request For RecordsNextRequest – Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software 

Additional FOIA Information 

Variance Requests 

The State Human Rights Committee considers requests for variances to The Regulations to Assure the Rights of Individuals Receiving Services from Providers Licensed, Funded, or Operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services at its meetings. Please contact your Regional Advocate for assistance with this process. 

Contact:

For general inquiries, call: 804-887-7405 

Find and contact the Human Rights Regional Manager Manager in your area or the state facilities representative.  

Contact Human Rights Specialists. 

Additional Rights Protection Agencies contact information: 

Office of the State Inspector General (OSIG) 

disAbility Law Center of Virginia (dLCV) 

Adult Protective Services / Child Protective Services: 

Local departments of social services