Minimum Standards for Domestic Violence Offender Intervention Programs
Publication year:
2011
| Cataloged on:
Mar. 19, 2012
ANNOTATION: The very minimum standards for these intervention programs are described. Other agencies seeking to implement such programs will find this document to be a great resource for their initial planning stage. “Domestic violence offender intervention programs shall be specifically designed to work with those who are court ordered to attend. Services may also be provided to those who elect to participate on a voluntary basis” (p. 3). This set of standards are divided into six parts: required standards—treatment philosophy, treat program, mental health/substance abuse/chemical dependency, intake, discharge criteria, and evaluation; general ethical standards; judicial system; required contract guidelines; program supervisor, direct service provider, and trainee requirements; and procedures—application and renewal, notification, monitoring, appeal, request for inquiry, and revision of standards.
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