Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 125 - BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY › Chapter 30 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CERTIFICATION OF SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT PROVIDERS › Part I - General Provisions › Section 18VAC125-30-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms when used in this chapter
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
"Ancillary services" means training that includes anger
					 management, stress management, assertiveness, social skills, substance misuse,
					 victim empathy, and human sexuality as part of an identified sex offender
					 treatment provider program.
"Applicant" means an individual who has submitted a
					 completed application with documentation and the appropriate fees to be
					 examined for certification as a sex offender treatment provider.
"Assessment" means using specific techniques of evaluation
					 and measurement to collect facts related to sexually abusive thoughts and
					 behaviors contributing to sexual offense.
"Board" means the Virginia Board of Psychology.
"Certified sex offender treatment provider" means a person
					 who is certified to provide treatment to sex offenders and who provides such
					 services in accordance with the provisions of §§
										54.1-2924.1,
					 54.1-3005,
					 54.1-3505,
					 54.1-3609, 54.1-3610,
					 54.1-3611,
					 and
					 54.1-3705
					 of the Code of Virginia and the regulations promulgated pursuant to these
					 provisions.
"Competency area" means an area in which a person possesses
					 knowledge and skills and the ability to apply them in the clinical
					 setting.
"Face-to-face" means in-person or real-time interactive in
					 which there is visual and audio contact and an opportunity for
					 interaction.
"Sex offender" means
(i) any person who has been adjudicated or convicted of a
					 sex offense or has a founded child sexual abuse status by the Department of
					 Social Services;
(ii) any person for whom any court has found sufficient
					 evidence without specific finding of guilt of committing a felony or
					 misdemeanor which may be reasonably inferred to be sexually motivated;
					 or
(iii) any person who admits to or acknowledges behavior
					 which would result in adjudication, conviction, or a founded child sexual abuse
					 status.
"Sex offense" means behavior in violation of any of the
					 following statutes in the Code of Virginia: §
										18.2-48
					 in part (abduction of any person with intent to defile such person), §
										18.2-60.3 in
					 part (includes only those instances in which sexual motivation can be
					 reasonably inferred), §
										18.2-61, §
										18.2-63,
					 §
										18.2-64.1,
					 §
										18.2-67.1, §
										18.2-67.2,
					 §
										18.2-67.2:1, §
										18.2-67.3,
					 §
										18.2-67.4, §
										18.2-67.5,
					 §
										18.2-130
					 in part (includes only those instances in which sexual motivation can be
					 reasonable inferred), subsection A of §
										18.2-361
					 in part "If any person carnally knows in any manner any brute animal" and
					 subsection B §
										18.2-361
					 in its entirety, §
										18.2-366,
					 §
										18.2-370,
					 §
										18.2-370.1,
					 §
										18.2-374.1
					 (not to include plethysmographic testing materials in the possession of
					 qualified mental health professionals or technicians), §
										18.2-387.
"Supervision" means the ongoing process performed by a
					 supervisor who monitors the performance of the person supervised and provides
					 regular documented individual consultation, guidance, and instruction with
					 respect to the skills and competencies of the person providing sex offender
					 treatment services.
"Supervisor" means an individual who assumes full
					 responsibility for the education and training activities of a person as it
					 relates to sex offender treatment and provides the supervision required by such
					 a person.
"Supervisory contract" means an agreement that outlines the
					 expectations and responsibilities of the supervisor and the trainee in
					 accordance with this chapter.
"Treatment" means therapeutic intervention to promote
					 change in sexually abusive thoughts and behaviors and to reduce the risk of
					 recidivism.
Statutory Authority: §§
												54.1-2400
						and
						54.1-3605
						of the Code of Virginia.