Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-60A - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM STANDARDS › PARTICIPANT STANDARDS › Section 388-60A-0370 - Participant contracts-What elements must be included in a contract between a program and participant?

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Each
				  treatment program certified for any level of domestic violence intervention
				  treatment must require participants to sign and date a formal contract for
				  services before treatment begins.
(2) The program must document that a copy of
				  the contract was offered to the participant.
(3) The contract between each participant and
				  the treatment program must include the following elements:
(a) A statement regarding the treatment
				  program's philosophy that the victim may not be blamed for the participant's
				  abuse, the participant must stop all forms of abuse, the abuser is to be held
				  accountable for their actions, and the program's primary concern is for the
				  safety of victims;
(b) A
				  requirement that the participant must:
(i)
				  Cooperate with all program rules;
(ii) Stop violent and threatening
				  behaviors;
(iii) Develop and adhere
				  to an accountability plan;
(iv)
				  Comply with and when requested, bring documentation of, compliance with all
				  court orders including but not limited to spousal support, child support,
				  parenting plans, and orders of protection or no contact;
(v) Cooperate with the rules for group
				  participation; and
(vi) Sign all
				  required releases of information;
(c) A policy on attendance and consequences
				  for inadequate attendance;
(d) A
				  requirement that the participant must actively participate in treatment,
				  including sharing personal experiences, values, and attitudes, as well as
				  completing all group activities and assignments;
(e) Treatment completion criteria and core
				  competencies;
(f) The program's
				  policy regarding concurrent treatment requirements;
(g) The program's policy regarding the
				  possession of weapons as described under chapter 9.41 RCW;
(h) An agreement that group members must
				  honor the confidentiality of all participants;
(i) A statement that the treatment program
				  has the duty to warn and protect victims, law enforcement, and third parties of
				  any reasonably foreseeable risk of serious harm the program determines the
				  participant poses to them;
(j) A
				  requirement that the participant must either:
(i) Provide the program with the
				  participant's arrest records, criminal history, civil or family law actions,
				  protection orders, no contact orders, incident or police reports, and any
				  information regarding treatment services previously received; or
(ii) Identify the existence of and location
				  of all service records, and authorize release of all such records to the
				  domestic violence treatment program;
(k) The program's policy regarding the use of
				  drugs and alcohol, including a provision that the participant must attend
				  treatment sessions free of drugs and alcohol; and
(l) Fees and methods of payment for
				  treatment.