Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-60A - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM STANDARDS › DIRECT TREATMENT STAFF REQUIREMENTS › Section 388-60A-0220 - Staff disclosures-What disclosures must direct service staff provide to participants seeking assessments or who are in the program?

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Prior to conducting an assessment or
				  providing any level of treatment, each direct service treatment staff must
				  document in the participant's record that the participant was provided with the
				  direct treatment staff's counselor disclosure which must include:
(a) The name of the direct service treatment
				  staff;
(b) The name of the domestic
				  violence intervention treatment program and the program's business address and
				  telephone number;
(c) The direct
				  service staff member's Washington state credential number;
(d) The direct service staff member's
				  education, training, and experience;
(e) The direct service staff member's
				  designation by the department as a trainee, staff, or supervisor;
(f) The name and description of the types of
				  counseling or interventions provided by the direct service staff, including the
				  treatment approach, methods, and techniques employed in their domestic violence
				  intervention treatment program;
(g)
				  Fee information, including:
(i) The cost for
				  each assessment, group or individual counseling session;
(ii) Billing practices including any advance
				  payments and refunds; and
(iii) A
				  statement that participants are not liable for any fees or charges for services
				  rendered prior to receipt of the disclosure statement;
(h) The limits of confidentiality under
				  RCW
				   18.19.180;
(i) Disclosure of the direct service staff's
				  supervisory or consultation agreement, including the supervisor's contact
				  information, if they are not the program's supervisor or if they are receiving
				  supervision from another practitioner;
(j) Disclosure that the direct service staff
				  person is not credentialed to diagnose mental disorders or to conduct
				  psychotherapy as defined in WAC
				  246-810-010(14)
				 if it is outside their scope of practice;
(k) The following information regarding
				  credentialed counselors:
(i) Counselors
				  practicing counseling for a fee must be credentialed with the department of
				  health for the protection of the public health and safety;
(ii) Credentialing of an individual with the
				  department of health does not include a recognition of any practice standards,
				  nor necessarily imply the effectiveness of any treatment;
(iii) The purpose of the Counselor
				  Credentialing Act, chapter 18.19 RCW, which is to:
(A) Provide protection for public health and
				  safety; and
(B) Empower the
				  citizens of the state of Washington by providing a complaint process against
				  those counselors who would commit acts of unprofessional conduct; and
(iv) A reference of the acts of
				  unprofessional conduct in
				  RCW
				   18.130.180 and the name, address, and contact
				  telephone number within the department of health for complaints; and
(l) Signature and date blocks for
				  the direct service staff and participant, including an attestation that the
				  participant has read, understands, and was provided with the required
				  disclosure statement.