Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › DEFINITIONS › Section 110-60A-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.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					   26.50.150. WSR 18-12-034, §
											388-60A-0015,
					 filed 5/29/18, effective 6/29/18.