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"Domestic Violence and General Criminality Clients shall meet the following required competencies related to Domestic Violence and General "Criminality generally refers to behavior that violates established criminal laws or the state or quality of being a criminal"
Criminality:
1. Define all types of domestic violence and abusive behavior (reference working clinical definition of domestic violence) and demonstrates acceptance of accountability and responsibility for offending and abusive behaviors.8
Questions: Accountability versus Responsbility: "While often used interchangeably, responsibility refers to the obligation to do the work, while accountability is the ultimate ownership of the outcome. You can delegate responsibility to others, but you can never delegate accountability" (According to AI).
2. Identify the history of current and former patterns of domestic violence behaviors and thought regarding onset, frequency, and persistence. This includes awareness and discuss the intent of previous grooming tactics.9
DV Behaviors, Patterns of Behaviors, Onset of DV, DV Behaviors, Frequency and Persisetence. Plus Intent and Grooming Tactics.
Discussion Point: Clients may invoke their 5th Amendment right for current or pending cases. While Approved Providers shall not unsuccessfully discharge an offender from treatment solely for refusing to answer incriminating questions, a treatment provider may opt to discharge a client from treatment or not accept a client into treatment if the provider determines a factor(s) exists that compromises the therapeutic process.
3. Identify and challenge cognitive distortions and belief systems that plays a negative or unhealthy role in the client’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
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Discussion Point: The research on the intrinsic factors that motivate a client’s offending behaviors and attitudes is still emerging. Approved Providers are encouraged to explore the underlying sources " of offending. This May include specific personality traits or disorders, certain types of cognitive schemas, and other considerations.
4. Recognize and manage dynamic risk factors and adaptive skills to mitigate those risk factors.
11 The following potential competencies may be required when clinically indicated for General criminality:
12 • Recognize and manage current procriminal attitudes and behaviors. • Identify, acknowledge, and manage use of mood-altering substances. • Identify the history of current and former pro-criminal behaviors, thoughts, and associates
Self-Regulation and Self-Care Clients shall meet the following required competencies related to Self-Regulation and Self-Care:
5. Demonstrate and implement self-regulation skills to include but not limited to emotional regulation, stress management, communication skills, anger management, conflict resolution, problem solving, delayed gratification, parental and financial responsibility, etc.
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6. Demonstrate the ability to discuss past experiences and how any unresolved trauma may impact offending behavior as a way to adopt effective coping strategies.14
Discussion Point: The goal of this competency is to understand how past experiences have impacted the client and what ways they can deal with these issues differently in non-abusive ways.
7. Develop and maintain prosocial activities and networks to include but not limited to completing education, maintaining employment, obtaining stable housing, life skills, recreational and social activities, etc.
15 The following potential competencies may be required when clinically indicated for the client to meet: • Identify, acknowledge, and manage mental health needs and the development of supports.
16 • Identify, acknowledge, and manage the need for crisis management and stabilization (i.e. suicidal or homicidal ideation, housing insecurity, client decompensation).
17 • Identify, acknowledge, and manage their own reintegration into the community.
18 • Identify, acknowledge, and manage boundaries. • Identify and promote healthy sexual behavior, intimacy, and relationship skills.
19 • Increase ability to recognize attachment issues.
20 Survivor Impact and Community Safety Clients shall meet the following required competencies related to Survivor Impact and Community Safety:
8. Demonstrate insight about the impact of their domestic violence offense on all individuals and promote victim empathy when clinically indicated.
21 Discussion Point: Demonstration of this competency regarding the impact of a domestic violence offense can include, but is not limited to accountability letters, victim empathy panels, and surrogate offender and victim dialogue. Opportunities for any therapeutic work between the client and the identified victim or secondary victims may be done after the client has completed domestic violence offender treatment during aftercare.
9. Increase understanding of how intergenerational patterns of family, peer group, community, and culture can normalize domestic violence and foster attitudes and responses that condone and tolerate domestic violence.22
10. Develop and implement safety plans to address risk factors and potentially high-risk situations.
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11. Cooperate with supervision requirements, court orders, and the terms and conditions.
24 The following potential competencies may be required when clinically indicated for the client to: • Increase understanding and demonstration of parental responsibility to enhance and ensure the wellbeing of the children.
25 Discussion Point: If the offender has abused any pregnant partner, this may need to be addressed as an additional competency. In such cases, the client should demonstrate an understanding and insight that abuse during pregnancy may present a higher risk to the victim and unborn child.
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