Florida Administrative Code
65 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
65H - Domestic Violence
Chapter 65H-2 - BATTERER INTERVENTION PROGRAM CERTIFICATION MINIMUM STANDARDS
Section 65H-2.019 - Assessor Eligibility
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 65H-2.019
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Assessor Credentials. The provider must hire or contract with assessors who meet the following educational, experiential, and training requirements, and must maintain the necessary documentation to demonstrate compliance with these requirements:
(a) Licensed or eligible for
license under Chapter 490, 491, or 397, F.S., and two years of supervised
psychosocial assessment clinical experience. Individuals with a minimum of
three years of experience conducting assessments for batterers' intervention
programs prior to the promulgation of this rule are exempt from this
requirement.
(b) Completion of 30
hours of domestic violence training to include at a minimum, domestic violence
tactics, risk indicators to homicide, culturally-informed practices, batterers
as parents, the relationship of substance abuse in domestic violence, victim
blaming, survivor-focused/trauma-informed services, participation in
coordinated community response efforts, and court attendance during domestic
violence cases.
(2) Assessor Continuing Education Training.
(a)
Each assessor shall complete a minimum of 12 hours of continuing education
annually. The training must contribute to the advancement, extension, or
enhancement of the assessor's skills and knowledge related to the assessment of
a batterer. 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:
1. Current law,
2. Evaluation and intervention with families,
3. Victimization,
4. Effects on children,
5. Dating violence,
6. Intervention and prevention,
7. Substance abuse, and
8. The power and control
model.
(b) Documentation
for all continuing education training must be updated and maintained in the
assessor's personnel file.
Rulemaking Authority 741.327 FS. Law Implemented 741.32, 741.325, 741.327 FS.
New 9-4-22.
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