Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-60A - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM STANDARDS › DEFINITIONS › Section 388-60A-0015 - What definitions apply to this chapter?

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following definitions apply to this chapter:
"Administrative hearing"
a hearing held before
					 an administrative law judge and conducted according to chapter 34.05 RCW and
					 chapter 388-02 WAC.
"Assessment"
means the process of obtaining
					 pertinent bio-psychosocial information, as identified by the participant,
					 family, and collateral sources to determine a level of care and to plan
					 individualized domestic violence intervention services and possible referrals
					 for ancillary treatment, assessments, and services.
"Certified"
means the status given to domestic
					 violence intervention treatment programs by the department under its authority
					 to certify domestic violence perpetrator programs under
					 RCW
					  26.50.150.
"Corrective action"
means the steps required
					 of the domestic violence intervention treatment program by the department in
					 order to maintain or regain certification.
"Critical incident"
means any one of the
					 following events:
(1) Any death, serious injury, or sexual assault that
					 occurs at a program that is certified by the department;
(2) Alleged abuse or a gross violation of rights of an
					 individual receiving services, that is of a serious or emergency nature caused
					 by an employee, volunteer, contractor, or another individual receiving
					 services;
(3) Alleged abuse, harassment, or a gross violation of
					 rights of a direct treatment service staff member by an employee, volunteer,
					 contractor, or another individual receiving services;
(4) A natural disaster, such as an earthquake, volcanic
					 eruption, tsunami, urban fire, flood, or outbreak of communicable disease that
					 presents substantial threat to program operation or client safety;
(5) A bomb threat or death threat;
(6) Theft or loss of data in any form regarding an
					 individual receiving services, including but not limited to, a missing or
					 stolen computer, or a missing or stolen computer disc or flash drive, or any
					 other type of memory device;
(7) Any physical violence that occurs at the
					 program;
(8) Any violence that is perpetrated by a participant of a
					 certified program that results in death, serious injury, or sexual
					 assault;
(9) Any negative media event regarding a participant
					 receiving services, or regarding a direct treatment staff member or owner(s) of
					 the program; or
(10) Any response to the premises of a program by law
					 enforcement or emergency personnel.
"Department"
or
"DSHS"
means the
					 Washington state Department of Social and Health Services.
"Direct service staff"
means a person who
					 works or volunteers at a certified domestic violence intervention treatment
					 program and has been designated by the department as a trainee, staff, or
					 supervisor.
"Domestic violence intervention treatment
					 program"
or
"program"
means a program that provides
					 domestic violence assessments or intervention treatment to perpetrators of
					 intimate partner violence and is certified by DSHS under this chapter 388-60A
					 WAC.
"Evidence-based"
means strategies, activities,
					 or approaches which have been shown through scientific research and evaluation
					 to be effective in preventing or delaying a negative outcome.
"Forensic counseling"
means the provision of
					 group or individual counseling sessions with a participant who has also been
					 engaged with the criminal justice system. Forensic counseling involves skills
					 in assessment, interviewing, report writing, strong verbal communication
					 skills, and case presentation when needed. The practice of forensic counseling
					 involves investigations, research, assessments, consultations, and the design
					 and implementation of treatment programs. In this chapter it specifically
					 relates to assessing, making recommendations, and providing treatment to those
					 who have committed acts of domestic violence regardless of whether the abuse
					 was illegal or resulted in a criminal conviction or not.
"Intimate partner"
means a person who is or
					 was married, in a state registered partnership, or in an intimate or dating
					 relationship with another person presently or at some time in the past. Any
					 person who has one or more children in common with another person, regardless
					 of whether they have been married, in a domestic partnership with each other,
					 or lived together at any time, shall be considered an intimate partner.
"Intimate partner abuse"
or
"intimate
					 partner violence"
means a pattern of abusive behavior that is used by
					 one intimate partner against the other and may include but is not limited to
					 assaultive and coercive behaviors, physical, sexual, emotional, verbal,
					 psychological, and economic abuse or coercion, or the improper use of children
					 to control the victim. It may also include the infliction or threat of harm
					 against an intimate partner and is directed at achieving compliance from or
					 control over that intimate partner. It may include, but is not limited to, a
					 categorization of domestic violence offenses as defined in
					 RCW
					  10.99.020 committed by one intimate partner
					 against another.
"Level of treatment"
or
"level of
					 care"
means the level of treatment a participant is required,
					 recommended, or currently receiving as determined by a certified program
					 through a behavioral assessment, standardized testing, the "risk, needs, and
					 responsivity" form, and a current treatment plan.
"Off-site"
means the provision of services by
					 a provider from a certified domestic violence intervention treatment program at
					 a location where the domestic violence assessment or treatment is not the
					 primary purpose of the site, such as in correctional facilities.
"Participant"
means an individual being
					 assessed, enrolled, discharged, or treated in a certified domestic violence
					 intervention treatment program. This individual may be court-ordered to
					 participate in treatment or someone who chooses to voluntarily participate in
					 treatment. The terms "client," "perpetrator," and "participant" are used
					 interchangeably in this chapter.
"Promising practices"
means programs and
					 strategies that have some scientific research or data showing positive outcomes
					 in delaying a negative outcome, but do not have enough evidence to support
					 generalized conclusions.
"Victim services program"
means a nonprofit
					 program or organization that provides, as its primary purpose, assistance and
					 advocacy for domestic violence victims. Domestic violence assistance and
					 advocacy must include crisis intervention, individual and group support,
					 information, referrals, safety assessments, and planning. Domestic violence
					 victim assistance and advocacy may also include, but is not limited to:
					 provision of shelter; emergency transportation; self-help services; culturally
					 specific services; legal advocacy; economic advocacy; and accompaniment and
					 advocacy through medical, legal, immigration, human services, and financial
					 assistance systems. Domestic violence programs that are under the auspices of,
					 or the direct supervision of a court, law enforcement, a prosecution agency, or
					 the child protective services section of the department as defined in
					 RCW
					  26.44.020 are not considered victim services
					 programs.
"Victim"
or
"survivor"
means a
					 person who has been subjected to domestic violence. The terms "victim" and
					 "survivor" are used interchangeably in this chapter.