Wash. Admin. Code § 388-60A-0405 - Treatment planning-What must the treatment plan include and when must it be updated?
Each program certified for any level of domestic violence intervention treatment must adhere to the following treatment planning standards:
(1) The program must
develop an individualized written treatment plan for each participant who is
accepted into the domestic violence intervention treatment program;
(2) The initial treatment plan must be
completed before the participant begins treatment;
(3) The initial treatment plan and all
updates to the plan must be signed and dated by the participant and direct
service staff member who updated the plan;
(a)
The program must document that a copy of the original and any updated treatment
plans have been given to the participant and the referral source unless the
recipient has opted out of receiving it; and
(b) If the referral source or participant has
opted out of receiving a copy, documentation of them opting out must be
documented in the participant's file;
(4) The program must base the participant's
treatment on:
(a) The interview and
assessment completed by a Washington state certified domestic violence
intervention treatment program;
(b)
The risks, needs, and responsivity form (available for download at
https://www.dshs.wa.gov/ca/domestic-violence/certification-process)
which the program completed for the participant; and
(c) Ongoing risk and assessment information
obtained throughout treatment from the participant, collateral, and third party
sources;
(5) The
treatment plan must:
(a) Adequately and
appropriately address any crimino-genic needs, as well as high risk, critical,
and acute factors of the individual participant;
(b) Identify the program's general
responsivity by documenting the evidence-based or promising treatment modality
the program will use to address the participant's risks and needs in order to
assist them in meeting their goals or objectives;
(c) Identify the program's specific
responsivity, taking into account the participant's characteristics such as
their strengths, learning style, personality, motivation, bio-social factors,
and culture;
(d) Include
individualized goals or objectives which are behaviorally specific and
measurable;
(e) Document required
referrals to other treatments or classes such as mental health, substance use,
or parenting, which are necessary in order for the participant to be successful
in domestic violence intervention treatment;
(f) Document recommended referrals to other
treatment programs and resources; and
(g) Document which treatment gets priority
and the sequence of treatment for the participant if more than one treatment
service is indicated on the plan; and
(6) The treatment plan must be updated when
indicated by:
(a) Significant changes in the
participant's behavior or circumstances;
(b) Factors associated with victim
safety;
(c) A change in the
participant's treatment risks, needs, goals, or objectives; or
(d) If the participant is moving to a higher
or lower level of treatment.
Notes
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