Dr. Beverly's Domestic Violence Treatment Orientation (Initial Introductory Intake Phase): What Everyone Needs to Know BEFORE Starting DV Treatment

Before you try to Enroll in Dr. Beverly's Domestic Violence Treatment Program; Please Read EVERY WORD Below for Intake and Evaluation Instructions about the necessary Steps and Processes; and also read below about Important Forms to Complete, DV Group Schedules, Fees, and Payment Methods.

  A Word about Texting or Emailing:   

  Given Doctor Beverly's schedule; it is almost ALWAYS better to TEXT or EMAIL him rather than calling him.  And Text is better than Email.  If you are able to TEXT or Email Doctor Beverly, then please always do that rather than calling.  The one exception to this is that if it is time for your appointment and you are scheduled to meet with Doctor Beverly at this time, please call him if he does not call you.

  If you need information about Session Locations, please send Doctor Beverly an email using the Contact Form on the sidebar to your Right.

  Please keep reading this document all the way to the bottom -- until you fully understand it; before doing anything else.  If you read this and you still have questions, please TEXT Doctor Beverly.

 (Important: If you are using a Phone to view this page, you may need to scroll all the way down to the bottom of your screen and press "View Web Version".  Then you will be able to view the Contact Form as well as the Paypal / Debit / Credit Payment Form.)  Otherwise, please text Doctor B at 719-671-7793.

  BUT Please DO NOT go to any of Doctor Beverly's Physical Locations until you have read the rest of this Post, you understand it fully and you have followed all of the Directions below.  If you have any questions about the meaning of anything here; please TEXT Doctor Beverly and ask. Do not CALL unless you are incapable of sending a Text or a Message via the Message Form to the Right.

Before Starting Your Domestic Violence Offender Treatment: 

  YOU, and Everyone else must first complete the Intake / Evaluation Process as described below:  

  The DV Intake/ Evaluation is a 8-step process.  In order to complete your DV Intake/ Eval., you must do all of the following: 

• Step 1. Complete the Group or Individual DV Treatment Consent Form (Click Here to complete the Initial DV Treatment Consent form).

• Step 2. Decide which of the Scheduled Group Sessions is best for you in Your Area (See List of Scheduled Groups Here).  TREATMENT SETTINGS: Please NOTE: (All of Dr. B's DV Treatment Sessions are In-Person at this point in time except for those persons who due to serious Disability or other debilitating circumstances that make it literally impossible for this person to attend In-Person.  In order to conduct any sessions remotely (as of October 1, 2022) both Dr. B and the Client must have special equipment and software.  If any remote sessions are scheduled, this must be by Special Prior Arrangement with Dr. B and they will be billed at the higher Individual Session Rate.)  

• Step 3. Notify Doctor Beverly of your intent to enroll in DV Treatment (by texting Doctor Beverly at 719-671-7793 (preferred) or email him at nepeht@gmail.com.  Or your can use the Email Contact Form on the sidebar here (down this page and to the Right).  
• Be sure to TEXT or EMAIL him an idea of which Days and Times you might be available for an appointment over the next 3 weeks.
• Once you have completed your DV Evaluation; be sure to send Dr. Beverly a TEXT or EMAIL indicating in your message to Doctor Beverly, which Group (date & time) you plan to show up to every week.  But you must complete your Evaluation first.

• Step 4. Be Prepared to Begin Your Evaluation Process.  

•  -- Go to this session prepared to start your DV Evaluation process.  In order to begin this process, you must be on time.  

•  -- Come alone.  Be on time.  Bring your ID, and Insurance Cards if applicable.  (Note: Insurances rarely (if ever) pay for DV Treament.)  Please Click Here for a Schedule of Domestic Violence In-Person Treatment Sessions in Alamosa, Monte Vista, Trinidad and Walsenburg.
  

•  -- FEES: Bring $100 (cash, debit card, Probation voucher) to pay for both the Intake & Evaluation Appointments.  (Please Note that following your Evaluation Sessions, each Group Session after this is $35 and Individual Session Fees are $65.)  All Fees are due at the time of Service.  Before going any further, READ This IMPORTANT NOTICE about the PAY-As-You-Go Rules and complete the worksheet at the bottom.  Then Please CLICK HERE to Complete the Making Payments and Settling Balances Agreement. 

ONLY AFTER COMPLETING The Steps Above may you continue to Step 5.

• Step 5. You will complete your Evaluation Intake Paperwork at this time -- so be prepared to read and to write (bring a pen with black or dark blue ink.  And bring your reading glasses if you need them.)

• Step 6.  Your Interview Appointments will be scheduled following this session and the completion of your paperwork / Intake Packet.  You must complete your Intake Packet and Computer Testing, your Evaluation, and Initial Treatment Planning Session in order to being your DV Treatment.   (QUESTION: Are you able to pick up your Intake Packet at one of Doctor B's Offices (Alamosa, Monte Vista, Trinidad or Walsenburg)?  If so, please text Doctor B and ask him when might be a good time for you to pick this packet up.  

• Step 7.  Based on your Information, Doctor Beverly and the Multidisciplinary Treatment Team (MTT) will determine your Treatment Level.  They will also decide which type of Treatment is best for you at this time (Group or Individual).  Further -- depending on your Treatment Level -- you may be assigned to also participate in a 2nd Clinical Contact Treatment that could include Mental Health Treatment (Therapy), Psychosocial Wellbeing Enhancement Treatment, Substance Abuse Treatment, or MRT.

• Step 8.  You begin your DV Treatment.    

There are numerous rules related to DV Treatment.  Getting Started in DV Treatment requires that you know about these Rules Below as well as others: 

-- Please keep in mind the following regarding DV Treatment in Colorado:

• 1. All fees are due at the time services are rendered.  Fees are easy to pay every week by using the PayPal / Debit / Credit Buttons on the Upper-Right Corner of this Page.

• 2. Group Treatment Sessions generally last 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes.

• 3. Active Participation in every Session is required of all participants.

• 4. All Participants should conduct themselves with utmost Respect for everyone at all times.  This included Respect for all Facilities.

• 5. There is no set number of Sessions that a person has to complete in order to be Successfully Discharged from DV Treatment.  The average Client with less than 3 absences completes DV Treatment within 6-to-9 months.

• 6. Successful Discharge from DV Treatment depends on Treatment Attendance and Progress as determined by Doctor B and the MTT.  

• 7. During Treatment, ALL Worksheets, Forms and other Assignments must be completed BOTH during Treatment Sessions and at home (when necessary).  All Homework Assignments must be completed on time as well.

• 8. All Participants in DV Treatment are required to maintain a sense of Sobriety.  This means that if a participant has either 1-to-3 Hot UA's (or other substance tests), misses 1-to-3 substance tests (or call-ins), or provides 1-to-3 diluted substance tests, this Participant may be Discharged as Unsuccessful from DV Treatment, or at the very least, put on Leave until Sobriety is again demonstrated.

• 9. If you are assigned a 2nd Clinical Contact, you must consistently attend that Treatment as well, until you are successfully Discharged.  Anyone with more than 2 absences (for any reason) during their course of Treatment may be Discharged as Unsuccessful and will be required to start over again.

• 10. In order to successfully complete DV Treatment, all Fees must be paid in full.  Additionally, in order to be transferred to another Provider; or in order to be Re-admitted to DV Treatment with this Provider, all Fees must be paid in full.  

• 11. In order to Graduate from DV Treatment, consistent attendance and significant progress in terms of Accountability, Empathy is required in order to successfully complete DV Treatment.

• 12. No Call / No Show Fees: The Evaluation Interview fee is included in the $100 Intake/Evaluation fee; however, if a client schedules an Interview session and misses the session without giving Doctor Beverly 24-hr prior notice, the $10 No-Call / No-Show Fee (NC/NS fee) for the missed session must be paid in full prior to continuing.  Following your Evaluation, you will start attending DV Group Treatment Sessions.  

PLANS – PLANS – PLANS !!! Don't GET CAUGHT WITHOUT Your PLAN!!!

  A wise person once said, “Those who fail to plan; plan to fail.”  Or "If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!"  Benjamin Franklin

  Hence it's a wise assumption, that Successful DV Treatment has a lot of Planning to it.  Right?

  What do we mean by Successful DV Treatment?  Is basically to end DV -- To get through DV Treatment and never again have DV in your life -- As a Perpetrator as a Victim..

  This takes some planning... and a lot of effort... and a little bit of luck.  But we can do it.

  These plans need to be done in order successfully complete DV Treatment:  In other words, IF I AM MISSING ANY ONE of the items below, then I might be falling behind in MY DV TREATMENT!!!

    In order to get caught up on my DV Treatment; I need to look over each of the Links below and then complete the Worksheet that can be found by clicking on the LINK at the end of each one.  

  And if you need help, Dr. B. will be glad to help you with this important task:  

Start HERE: 

>>> What are my Risk Factors? So What is a Risk Factor?

  A Risk Factors is: “Something that increases a person's chances of developing a disease. For example, cigarette smoking is a risk factor for lung cancer, and obesity is a risk factor for heart disease" (Source).”  Just like Alcohol can be a Risk Factor for Domestic Violence.   

Please Click her to Complete the assigned 

Potential Risk Factors for DV Worksheet

Another kind of Plan is a Treatment Plan:

  A Treatment helps me guide my treatment from the beginning so that my Treatment will be Successful -- which might even make me feel like a better person. 

>>> When was the last time I completed a Treatment Plan.  Read about it right here: Treatment Plan?

    *** Please Click Here to Complete 

Your Treatment Planning WorkSheet. ***

  This is about ME doing MY BEST to get the MOST out of my DV Treatment so that I will have healthier relationships and then I will be happier and so will my Partner(s).

  So now, let's talk about Personal Change Plans.  During a person's DV Treatment, they should do at least 3.  Personal Change Plans tend to be about 4-5 questions and they tend to take about 10 minutes each.  

 Is it Worth It to you???  I hope so.

>>> How many Personal Change Plans have I completed?

    

*** Click on this Link to 

Complete Your Personal Change Plan. *** 

Everyone should complete at least One Aftercare Plan draft before finishing DV Treatment: 

>>> How many revisions have I made to my AfterCare Plan?

                 *** Please CLICK HERE to Complete

               your Aftercare Planning Worksheet *** 

  In order to successfully complete DV Treatment, a person much complete all of the Mandatory Core Competencies.  Click below to read them and you will will see why.

>>> How am I doing on my Mandatory DVOMB CoreCompetencies?  

                        Click Here to Complete the 

             CORE COMPETENCIES WORKSHEET *

  The DVTPA (Domestic Violence Treatment Progress Assessment) kind of helps us know where we are in our DV Treatment -- That is if we answer it honestly.  This instrument contains a number of skills and bits of info that every DV Client is supposed to have mastered by the time they finish DV Treatment:

    >>> Have I completed a DVTPA Lately?  If not; It's TIME!!!

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            *** Please CLICK HERE to 

Complete your Adapted DVTPA Worksheet ***

Session Feedback Form!         

(Originally Published 5/3/2021)

My Domestic Violence Treatment Check-In & Check-Up

   It is important for everyone to know that in order to successfully complete Domestic Violence Offender Treatment, he or she must demonstrate Progress in terms of the Process Itself as well as the Outcome.

  In other words: in order to get a point where a person can be considered for Successful Discharge from DV Treatment, he or she must use the Process and Related Tools here (as noted below), to show that they are taking this Treatment seriously, they are doing the best they can to get the most out of it, and that they are consistently making Positive Changes that will increase the likelihood that they will never again have DV-Related Problems in a Relationship; much less, DV-Related Charges.

DV Treatment Check-Up:

  How am I doing in DV Treatment?  The following is a list of indicators that a person is on course for eventually successfully completing DV Treatment.  

  The following is a general list of what is expected of a person who is to Successfully Complete DV Treatment:

• No new offenses (DV or other types of Offenses as well).
• No new Restraining Order or Protection Order Violations.
• 100% Sobriety.  100% Compliance with Testing.  And / Or in Treatment for Substance Use.
• Meeting All Requirements for Second Clinical Contacts.
• Meeting General Objectives of DV Treatment.
• Meeting Client-Specific Goals for DV Treatment.
• Consistently Paying for Treatment.
• Demonstrating Significant Changes indicative of prevention of DV in the future.

  Here are some very basic parts of DV Treatment that MUST be accomplished in order for anyone to successfully complete.  Please ask yourself the following:

• Have I completed all Intake / Evaluation Interviews with Dr. B or other DV Counselor?
• Have I completed, signed and returned all paperwork that was sent to me by Dr. Beverly?
• Have I started to Identify my Risk Factors?
• Have I been attending Sessions with either Dr. B. or my DV Counselor every week?  
• Have I missed any weekly Sessions?  (Must not miss more than 2).
• Have I completed an Absence Attestation for every Session or Week that I have missed?
• Have I completed Extra Credit / Make-Up Assignments for every Absence?
• Have I completed every one of the Topic Worksheets that accompanies the Lesson each week (on the Blog)?
• Have I completed a Weekly Session Feedback form for every Weekly Session?
• Have I completed a Treatment Plan and/or a Treatment Plan Review every 2-to-3 Months while in Treatment?
• Have I completed another Personal Change Plan Draft for every 3 Months in Treatment?
• Have I completed an Aftercare Plan Draft for every few months?
• Have I been paying my DV Treatment Session Fees every week?  If not, am I aware of the Balance of my IOU?  Am I making payments on my IOU every week?

Please DO ALL 4 of the Worksheets Below:

  *** CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE Another     

RISK FACTOR IDENTIFICATION WORKSHEET!!! *** 

  *** CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE                      

        Another PERSONAL CHANGE PLAN!!! *** 

  *** CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE            
           Another TREATMENT PLAN!!! *** 

  *** CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE         

        Another AFTERCARE PLAN!!! *** 

and

Please click here to complete Dr. B's Session Feedback Form.

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Developing Ownership of Your DV Treatment & Your Future: What is Your Explanatory Model?

  This sounds CRAZY!!!  But... THIS IS YOUR LIFE... right???  This week's Module is about You. This week's lesson is about you taking ownership of YOUR DV Treatment.    Ownership???  Say Wha....???  

  In Business, a Sense of Ownership can be defined as: "the level of attention that an owner focuses on their business. A sense of ownership is the differentiated mentality of people who want to see their company thrive, ensuring stability, profits and growth." (Source).  

  Whereas, in DV Offender Treatment, the term "Ownership" means: 'The level of attention that a DV Client focuses on his or her progress in DV Treatment.  A sense of Ownership is the differential mentality of DV Treatment Consumers who want to see themselves thrive, ensuring stability, good fortune and growth -- particularly in terms of his or her relationships.'   

  The idea here today is intended to facilitate the following about Your Treatment: 

 --- For Dr. B to be able to Explain the treatment in a way that makes sense to you;

 --- For us (both you and Dr. B) to set positive expectations about your DV treatment;

 --- For us to set realistic expectations for DV treatment;

 --- For us to Address key concerns about your DV Offense; and

 --- For us to counteract any catastrophic expectations that you might have about your DV Offense and subsequent Treatment.  (Source)

Why does any of this matter?  

  In order to truly Engage in DV Treatment and to get the most out of DV Treatment a person needs to develop a sense of Ownership about his or her Treatment; and this will lead to a deeper and more thorough understanding of their DV Offense and their DV Treatment.  

  In short, this process is designed to help you get the most out of your DV Treatment by helping you develop a sense of familiarity and ownership of your DV Treatment -- as well as better sense about ways to prevent DV in the future.

What is My Explanatory Model?  

  Or better still: What is your Explanatory Model for your DV Offense and Subsequent Treatment?  An Explanatory Model can be defined as: "A useful description of why and how a thing works or an explanation of why a phenomenon is the way it is. The explanatory model is used as a substitute for "the full explanation" of the thing in question: because the full explanation is unavailable."   (Source)

  In Healthcare, an Explanatory Model can be viewed as: "the manner in which patients explain their health conditions and consequences. Much theoretical work has been done in health psychology/behavior medicine on this topic, and it has been applied to prediction of patient coping and adherence with treatments and to prediction of disease outcomes" (Source).

Likewise, an Explanatory Model for Dr. B's DV Treatment can be as follows: The Purpose of Dr. B's DV Offender Treatment is to help a person get to where they are less likely than before, to ever again have DV-Type Thinking, DV-Type Feeling or DV-Type Behaving in their life.  Additionally, the purpose includes that idea that should a person find himself or herself again at-risk for  DV-Type behavior, he or she will have resources that are intended to help him or her get the help they need in order to prevent any future DV Offenses.  In this way, a primary purpose of DV Offender Treatment is to help people never again fall victim to; have to witness; or to be charged with a DV-type Offense. 

  So what's all this about "Explanatory Models"?  

  Well, in 1978, Kleinman and associates (1978) published a paper that discussed the importance of the explanatory model.  They wrote:

“Eliciting the patient’s (explanatory) model gives the physician knowledge of the beliefs the patient holds about his illness, the personal and social meaning he attaches to his disorder, his expectations about what will happen to him and what the doctor will do, and his own therapeutic goals.

Comparison of patient model with the doctor’s model enables the clinician to identify major discrepancies that may cause problems for clinical management. Such comparisons also help the clinician know which aspects of his explanatory model need clearer exposition to patients (and families), and what sort of patient education is most appropriate. And they clarify conflicts not related to different levels of knowledge but different values and interests. Part of the clinical process involves negotiations between these explanatory models, once they have been made explicit.” (Source). 

"Psychiatrist and anthropologist Arthur Kleinman’s theory of explanatory models (EMs) proposes that individuals and groups can have vastly different notions of health and disease. Kleinman proposed that instead of simply asking patients, “Where does it hurt,” the physicians should focus on eliciting the patient’s answers to “Why,” “When,” “How,” and “What Next.” (Source).

"Kleinman suggests the following questions to learn how your patient sees his or her illness" (Source).

  (Now, go back to the previous passage about Kleinman's work, and re-read the passage.  But this time; every time you find terms such as "health conditions and consequences" and "disease" and "illness"; consider instead substituting the phrases "Domestic Violence Offense", "Ways of DV-type thinking", "Deep-Rooted Destructive Emotions that lead to DV", and/or "Behavior Patterns that lead to DV Offenses").

Kleinman's Eight Questions as a way to bring forth a Client's Explanatory Model:

   Now, please consider this modified Example of "Arthur Kleinman's Eight Questions" (below).  Now it is 11 (Eleven) Questions, as Adapted by Dr. B for DV Offender Treatment and DV Prevention.  Give each question a shot to help develop your own Explanatory Model.  Dr. B's Eleven Questions for Persons in DV Offender Treatment are as follows:

  I know different people have different ways of understanding the Challenges that a DV Offender Faces — please help me understand how you see things.

1.  What do you call DV and/or your DV Offense?

• What name does it have?

2.  What do you think causes DV and/or caused your DV Offense?

3.  Why do you think DV and/or your DV Offense started when it did?

4.  What does DV and/or your DV Offense do to you?  

• How does it work?

5.  How severe is (or was) your DV Offense?

• Will it have a short or long Impact on your life?                                             
• Will it have a short or long Impact on the lives of others? 

6.  What do you fear most about DV and/or your DV Offense?

7.  What are the chief problems that DV and/or your DV Offense have caused for you?

8.  What kind of treatment do you think you should receive?

• What are the most important results you hope to receive from treatment?

                  9.  What experiences do you feel that your Partner (the "victim") has had                                                       in relation to your DV Offense?

                10.  What experiences do you feel that your Children and/or your family have had                                         in relation to your DV Offense?

                11.  What experiences do you feel that your Community has had                                                                      in relation to your DV Offense?

*** Please Click Here to Complete your 

             Owning Your DV Treatment Worksheet ***

> Please also CLICK Here to Complete your Session Feedback Form. < 

Sources and Further Reading:  

• The APA's "Cultural Formulation Interview" (Source).
• The Respect Model (Source).
• "Dr. B's Eleven Questions for persons in DV Offender Treatment" --   Adapted from, Kleinman A., Eisenberg L., Good B. Culture, illness, and care: clinical lessons from anthropological and cross-cultural research. Ann Intern Med 1978;88:251–88.
• *** Other sources may be listed above in Link-form, just click on any of the "Source" links above to go to their original pages.

This Article was Originally Published 11/9/2020

(c. 2020, All information on this Blog, Affiliated Blogs and linked Worksheets (Except where otherwise noted); are the intellectual                                                    and/or photographic and/or digital property of Dr. William T. Beverly, L.C.S.W., DVOMB Approved Offender Treatment Provider.)

Absence Attestation: If You Have Missed Any Weeks, Please Complete Your Absence Attestation Form Here

RULE 1: Every Week of Participation in this DV Program must be accounted for. 
RULE 2: No DV Client should miss more than one DV Session for any given 10 weeks in DV Treatment.  Once a DV Client misses 3 DV Treatment Sessions (including Intake, Evaluation, Groups, Individual, Treatment Planning, Denial, or Reinstatement Sessions).
  If a DV Client fails to honor either Rule 1 or Rule 2 (above), the Multidisciplinary Treatment Team (MTT) must meet to discuss this matter; then the Client can be discharged from Treatment as "Unsuccessful", required to do additional Treatment(s), and/or Temporarily Suspended from DV Treatment until the issues causing absences are resolved.  
  This means that every time you miss attending your DV Session (Group or Individual) for one week, you must complete one of these Absence Attestation forms and submit it to Dr. Beverly.  All absences from any type of DV Appointment require that you complete an Absence Attestation form.  Please see the Link to the Absence Attestation Form, below.
  Naturally, a Communicated Absence -- where Dr. Beverly is notified at least 24 hours in advance, is looked upon much more favorably than a No Call / No Show or an AWOL Absence.  
  In order to be considered for a Communicated Absence, you must do this within 48 hours of your absence. Technically, almost all absences should be communicated to Dr. Beverly at least 24 hours prior to your scheduled Session.  If you do not Communicate about your Absence with Dr. B within 48 hours of your Absence, it will be considered a Non-Communicated Absence. 
  If you have documentation of any kind to send to Dr. B., please do so by photographing or scanning the documentation and emailing it to him.  If you are sending in Documentation, you must still complete this Form and Submit it in order for this to be a Communicated Absence.
  Also, please be sure to check out the "Absence Make-Up Assignments" on this Blog, so that when you complete this Form and are asked to state which Make-Up Assignment you plan to complete, you will know what you are committing to.
  It is important to note that Make-Up Assignments do not Make-Up for your missing any DV Sessions.  However, if you complete Make-Up Assignments when ever you miss a session, the MTT is more likely to be more lenient on you for missing the sessions that you had to miss.
  Although there are no "Excused Absences", Communicated Absences and Absences for which one completes a Make-Up Assignment, are looked upon much more favorably by the MTT than Non-Communicated Absences.  Furthermore, if Absences are Communicated in advance, this is even better. 
  It is important to note that once a person reaches three (3) Absences of any kind, he or she may be dropped from the Program. 

  *** Please Click Here to Complete your Absence Attestation Form. *** 

(You must complete one of these for each week that you were absent, from the beginning of your treatment).

And PLEASE see the potential Make-Up Assignment Worksheets Below.

Please Click on one of the items Below to Complete one of these Absence Make-Up Assignments: 

  *** Please Click Here to Complete an Extra DV Treatment Planning Worksheet. *** (You should have one of these completed for every 3 months that you have been in Treatment.  Therefore you should do one of these, unless you believe you have completed one every 3 months.)  

  *** Please Click Here to Complete a Personal Change Plan Worksheet *** (You should have one of these completed for every 4 months you have been in Treatment.  Therefore, you should do one of these, unless you believe you have already completed one for every 4 months.)

  *** Please Click Here to Complete a Short Version of the Aftercare Plan Worksheet *** (You should have completed at least two of these during your Treatment.  Therefore, you should do one of these, unless you believe you have already completed 2 of these.)

*** Please CLICK Here to Complete an another TAKING TIME OUTs Worksheet ***
  (You should have completed at least one of these during your Treatment.  So do one now in order to be sure.)

 *** Please Click Here to Complete an Extra Recognizing Empathy Worksheet. ***

  (You should have completed at least one of these during your Treatment.  So do one now in order to be sure.)

*** Please CLICK HERE to Complete a DV and Anger Management Worksheet ***

  (You should have completed at least one or two of these during your treatment.  It's always good to do another one of these.)

*** Please CLICK HERE to Complete a New Personal Values & Mission Statement to End DV ***
  (You should have completed at least one of these during your Treatment.  So do one now in order to be sure.)

  *** Please Click Here to Complete an Extra Stop, Breathe, Focus, Relax, Reflect and Choose Wisely Worksheet. ***  (You should have completed at least two of these during your Treatment.  Therefore, you should do one of these, unless you believe you have already completed 2 of these.)

 *** Please Click Here to Complete an Extra My Red Flags Worksheet.*** (You should have completed at least two of these during your Treatment.  Therefore, you should do one of these, unless you believe you have already completed 2 of these.)

 *** Please Click Here to Complete an Extra Respect Letter Worksheet.*** (You should have completed at least two of these during your Treatment.  Therefore, you should do one of these, unless you believe you have already completed 2 of these.)

(c. 2020, All information on this Blog, Affiliated Blogs and linked Worksheets (Except where otherwise noted); are the intellectual

and/or photographic and/or digital property of Dr. William T. Beverly, L.C.S.W., DVOMB Approved Offender Treatment Provider.)

Dr. B's New Schedule of Group Sessions IS CHANGING again. Check it out!

PLEASE NOTE:  This Is the New DV Treatment Group Schedule.  In the future, it may change.  Be Sure To Read This Entire Post and Form Here, Click on all of the Links (below), Complete of the Linked Forms that these Links lead to, and Follow the Instructions Below throughout your DV Treatment. Thank you!

(This NEW Schedule of Groups Begins November 9th, 2022.)

 Please read these Top Ten Essentials:

1. TREATMENT SETTINGS: Please NOTE: (All of Dr. B's DV Treatment Sessions are In-Person at this point in time except for those persons who due to serious Disability or other debilitating circumstances that make it literally impossible for this person to attend In-Person.  In order to conduct any sessions remotely (as of October 1, 2022) both Dr. B and the Client must have special equipment and software.  If any remote sessions are scheduled, this must be by Special Prior Arrangement with Dr. B and they will be billed at the higher Individual Session Rate.)  

2. JUMPING GROUPS: If you are planning to start attending a Group that you have never attended, or if you are planning to attend a Group that you normally do not attend, please try to let Dr. B know about this at least 24 hours in advance of that Group Session.  And please do so via Text message.  

3. IN-PERSON GROUP DISCLOSURE: It is important that if attending an In-person Group that you complete this In-Person Group Session Attendance Disclosure & Consent Form prior to attending).

4. GROUP LOCATIONS: If you plan to attend one of these Groups and you do not know where they are, please TEXT Dr. B. and he will send you the address.

5. COMPLETING WORKSHEETS: Please note that regardless of how a person attends any DV Session, she/he is responsible for completing the Worksheet(s) for that DV Session online on that day.  The link for Worksheets is typically at or near the bottom of the Blog Entry for that week.  So every time you attend a Group, you will be expected to complete the weekly DV Topic Worksheet (typically done online) that will be Linked to the Weekly Topic on the Blog which can be found at this Link here: Dr Bs DV Prevention & Education Blog or  at https://drbsdvpreventionandeducation.blogspot.com/   It is your responsibility to get these done every week.  If you have a challenge that makes it impossible for you to complete your work this way; or if you need help learning how to do this, it is your responsibility to get help from someone you know with this task, or to TEXT Dr. B and get help with this task.  It is important that you understand that if these worksheets are not completed, you cannot complete your DV Treatment. 

6. SESSION FEEDBACK FORMS: Each Time you Attend a DV Treatment Session, you will also be required to complete a Session Feedback Form (typically done online) that can be found on the Blog anywhere you find an American Flag on this Blog, or AT THIS LINK RIGHT HERE.  Or just go the Link listed below: https://drbsdvpreventionandeducation.blogspot.com/2020/04/thank-you-for-visiting-dr-bs-dv.html  Sometimes -- but rarely --  Worksheets and Feedback forms can be completed on paper if provided by Dr. Beverly.  Either way, it is your responsibility to see that your weekly Worksheets and Feedback Forms are completed before you finish your DV Treatment. It is your responsibility to get these done every week.  If these are not completed, you cannot complete your DV Treatment.

7. PAYING FOR YOUR TREATMENT SESSIONS: Please also note that regardless of how a person attends any DV Session, she/he is also responsible for paying the fee for the Group Session online or in-person at the time of the Session.  Every client is required to pay for their DV Treatment Services every week as they attend.  Please CLICK THIS LINK RIGHT HERE to learn about how to pay for your DV Treatment, or just go to this Link listed here. https://drbsdvpreventionandeducation.blogspot.com/2022/01/very-important-notice-about-paying-for.html   If these payments are not made in full, you cannot complete your DV Treatment.

8. ABSENCES: Also, if you miss a week of DV Treatment, you are required to complete an Absence Attestation form which is AT THIS LINK RIGHT HERE, or may also be located by using this Link listed here: https://drbsdvpreventionandeducation.blogspot.com/2020/05/absence-attestation-complete-your.html  If these attestations are not completed, you cannot complete your DV Treatment.  Also Please Note: Once you start attending one of these Groups, it is best if you stick with the same Group throughout your Treatment.  It is also best to NOT miss more than 2 Sessions throughout the course of your treatment.  Anyone with 3 or more absences may be subject to involuntary discharge.

9. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY: You should know about, understand and do every task as described above every week.  This is your responsibility.  If you get behind, it is your responsibility to keep up with where you are.  And it is your responsibility to catch up right away..

10. ALWAYS BE RESPECTFUL: Please keep in mind that this DV Treatment is being provided by skilled professionals with the intent of helping you improve your life, improve your relationships, and complete your Court, Probation, Diversion or Parole requirements.  Please always be respectful to Staff, Fellow Clients, and the Facility.  And please remember that confidentiality about who you see here and what they say here while in Group Sessions is an essential part of showing Respect.  Thank you.

Misc FORM LINKS: Please complete the following forms BEFORE attending any more DV Sessions:  The Top 10 Treatment Essentials Agreement. Group Treatment Consent Form and the Making Payments and Settling Balances Agreement.  <<< DV Session Feedback Form >>>.  All Clients are Required to complete these forms found at these link on this page. As a Reminder: Be prepared to pay for your Treatment when you arrive at the Location (Card or Cash).  If you have any other questions about Paying for Your Treatment Sessions, please CLICK HERE.  Also, please find these links and more at the bottom of this page and at various other places on this BLOG.

Thank you.

NEW Schedule of Dr. B's DV Groups (as of November 9th, 2022):

Mondays:

-- WOMEN's Walsenburg Mon. Afternoon DV Group (In-Person)  [Mondays at 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.]

-- MEN's Trinidad Mon. Afternoon DV Group (In-Person)  [Mondays at 1 to 2:30 p.m.]

-- WOMEN's Trinidad Mon. Evening DV Group (In-Person)  [Mondays at 6 to 7:30 p.m.]

Tuesdays:

-- WOMEN's Monte Vista Tues. Afternoon DV Group (In-Person Only)  [Tuesdays at 2 to 3:30 p.m.]

-- MEN's Monte Vista Tues. Early Evening DV Group (In-Person). [Tuesdays at 4 to 5:30 p.m.]

-- MEN's Alamosa Tues. Evening DV Group (In-Person). 

[Tuesdays at 7 to 8:30 p.m.]

Wednesdays: 

-- MEN's Alamosa Weds. Morning DV Group (In Person.) [Wednesdays at 9 am to 10:30 a.m.)]

-- WOMEN's Alamosa Weds. Afternoon DV      

Group (In Person). [Wednesdays 1 to 2:30 p.m.] 

-- MEN's Alamosa Weds. Evening DV Group (In Person).  

[Wednesdays 6 p.m.. to 7:30 p.m.]    

Thursdays:

-- MEN's Walsenburg Thurs. Evening DV Group (In-Person).  [Thurs 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.]

Fridays:

-- MEN's Trinidad Fri. Evening DV Group (In-Person).  [Fri. from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.]

Feel free to Text Dr. B. if you have any questions after completing each of the forms below:

CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE The Top 10 Treatment Essentials Agreement

  *** Please click on this Link Here in order to Review

and Complete the NEW Group Consent Form. *** 

>>> And ALSO, Please Click Here to Complete the 

Paying for DV Treatment and Paying Balances Form. <<<

<<< DV Session Feedback Form >>>

(Post Revised 11/09/2022; Originally Published Tuesday, September 14, 2021)