Florida Administrative Code
65 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
65H - Domestic Violence
Chapter 65H-2 - BATTERER INTERVENTION PROGRAM CERTIFICATION MINIMUM STANDARDS
Section 65H-2.018 - Facilitator Eligibility

(a) Bachelor's degree or, in lieu of a bachelor's degree, two years of experience working with domestic violence victims and batterers;

(b) Completion of 40 hours of domestic violence training to include at a minimum, domestic violence tactics, risk indicators to homicide, culturally-informed/culturally competent practices, batterers as parents, the relationship of substance abuse and mental health in domestic violence, victim blaming, perpetrator accountability, participation in coordinated community response efforts, and court attendance during domestic violence cases;

(c) Completion of 21 hours of facilitator training on the power and control model of intervention, gender-based violence model, and group facilitation;

(d) Completion of 72 hours of supervised facilitating or co-facilitating batterers' intervention groups. Within six months of promulgation of this rule, supervised facilitating or co-facilitating batterer's intervention groups must be completed with a Florida certified batterer's intervention program;

(e) Documentation for all facilitator training shall be submitted to the ODV for approval prior to a facilitator facilitating groups on their own. Facilitator training will be approved if it meets the standards set forth in this rule.

(a) Each facilitator shall complete a minimum of 12 hours of continuing education annually. The training must contribute to the advancement, extension, or enhancement of the facilitator's skills and knowledge related to domestic violence and BIP facilitation. Training shall comply with the program curriculum as required in Rule 65H-2.017, F.A.C., and include information in any of the following areas as they pertain to intimate partner violence:

(b) Documentation for all continuing education training must be updated and maintained in the facilitator's personnel file.