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iii. possess good communication, listening and assessment skills and the ability to work positively in a team setting. 3. If a social services district chooses to contract for the domestic violence liaison position(s), it must comply with the following requirements: i. the agency employing the liaison(s) must be an approved residential program for victims of domestic violence pursuant to regulations 18 NYCRR Parts 452, 453, 454, or 455, and/or a non-residential program for victims of domestic violence pursuant to 18 NYCRR Part 462; ii. if it is not feasible for the assessment function to be carried out at the offices of the social services district, the district must make provision for ensuring that individuals can go to the alternative location, that their safety will be ensured and that their confidentiality will be maintained. The district must make this information available to the Office when requested; iii. the liaison must maintain regular contact with appropriate social services district staff, including providing the district with data pertaining to public assistance program waivers; and iv. the agency employing the liaison and the district must provide each other with necessary training so that the agency and district can optimally fulfill their obligations. (g) Universal notification. Social services districts must notify all public assistance applicants and recipients of the procedures for protecting themselves from domestic violence and the availability of domestic violence services. Such notification will be done by using the Universal Notification Handout, developed by the Office in consultation with the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and statewide domestic violence advocacy groups. (h) Screening and referral to liaisons. 1. Social services districts must inquire of all public assistance applicants and recipients regarding the existence of any domestic violence committed against the applicant or recipient. Such inquiry will be done by using the universal screening form developed by the Office in consultation with the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and statewide domestic violence advocacy groups. 2. Social services districts must advise individuals that responding to questions concerning the existence of domestic violence is voluntary and that any response will remain confidential; provided, however, that information regarding suspected maltreatment or abuse of children will be reported to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment. 3. Social services districts must make the screening form available for voluntary client completion, at the application and recertification interview. Such screenings may be conducted by telephone or other digital means at the request of the applicant or recipient. However, the district must accommodate clients who wish to provide this screening information verbally when completion is not possible due to literacy problems. The district must also accommodate clients who wish to provide this screening information at another time when completion is not initially possible due to risk of danger to themselves, for example due to the presence of the batterer at the time of the initial screening. The district must provide the screening form to any individual who at any time is identified as a victim of domestic violence, or otherwise requests such screening.