Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) General considerations in evaluating
clients. Providers and affiliates shall:
(a)
Be knowledgeable of current assessment procedures used;
(b) Be aware of the strengths and limitations
of self-report and make reasonable efforts to verify information provided by
the client;
(c) Be knowledgeable of
the client's legal status including any court orders applicable.
(d) Have a full understanding of the SSOSA
and SSODA process, if applicable, and be knowledgeable of relevant criminal and
legal considerations;
(e) Be
impartial;
(f) Provide an objective
and accurate base of data; and
(g)
Avoid addressing or responding to referral questions which exceed the present
level of knowledge in the field or the expertise of the evaluator.
(2) Providers and affiliates must
complete written evaluation reports. These reports must:
(a) Be accurate, comprehensive and address
all of the issues required for court or other disposition;
(b) Present all knowledge relevant to the
matters at hand in a clear and organized manner;
(c) Include the referral sources, the
conditions surrounding the referral and the referral questions
addressed;
(d) Include a
compilation of data from as many sources as reasonable, appropriate, and
available. These sources may include but are not limited to:
(i) Collateral information including:
(A) Police reports;
(B) Child protective services information;
and
(C) Criminal correctional
history;
(ii) Interviews
with the client;
(iii) Interviews
with significant others;
(iv)
Previous assessments of the client such as:
(A) Medical;
(B) Substance abuse; and
(C) Psychological and sexual
deviancy;
(v)
Psychological/physiological tests;
(e) Address, at a minimum, the following
issues:
(i) A description of the current
offense(s) or allegation(s) including, but not limited to, the evaluator's
conclusion about the reasons for any discrepancy between the official and
client's versions of the offenses or allegations;
(ii) A sexual history, sexual offense history
and patterns of sexual arousal/preference/interest;
(iii) Prior attempts to remediate and control
offensive behavior including prior treatment;
(iv) Perceptions of significant others, when
appropriate, including their ability and/or willingness to support treatment
efforts;
(v) Risk factors for
offending behavior including:
(A) Alcohol and
drug abuse;
(B) Stress;
(C) Mood;
(D) Sexual patterns;
(E) Use of pornography; and
(F) Social and environmental
influences;
(vi) A
personal history including:
(A)
Medical;
(B)
Marital/relationships;
(C)
Employment;
(D) Education;
and
(E) Military;
(vii) A family history;
(viii) History of violence and/or criminal
behavior;
(ix) Mental health
functioning including coping abilities, adaptation style, intellectual
functioning and personality attributes; and
(x) The overall findings of
psychological/physiological/medical assessment if these assessments have been
conducted;
(f) Include
conclusions and recommendations. The conclusions and recommendations shall be
supported by the data presented in the report and include:
(i) The evaluator's conclusions regarding the
appropriateness of community treatment;
(ii) A summary of the evaluator's diagnostic
impressions;
(iii) A specific
assessment of relative risk factors, including the extent of the client's
dangerousness in the community at large; and
(iv) The client's willingness for outpatient
treatment and conditions of treatment necessary to maintain a safe treatment
environment.
(g) Include
a proposed treatment plan which is clear and describes in detail:
(i) Anticipated length of treatment,
frequency and type of contact with providers or affiliates, and supplemental or
adjunctive treatment;
(ii) The
specific issues to be addressed in treatment and a description of planned
treatment interventions including involvement of significant others in
treatment and ancillary treatment activities;
(iii) Recommendations for specific behavioral
prohibitions, requirements and restrictions on living conditions, lifestyle
requirements, and monitoring by family members and others that are necessary to
the treatment process and community safety; and
(iv) Proposed methods for monitoring and
verifying compliance with the conditions and prohibitions of the treatment
program.
(3)
If a report fails to include information specified in (a) through (e) of this
subsection, the evaluation should indicate the information not included and
cite the reason the information is not included.
(4) Second evaluations shall state whether
prior evaluations were considered. The decision regarding use of other
evaluations prior to conducting the second evaluation is within the
professional discretion of the provider or affiliate. The second evaluation
need not repeat all assessment or data compilation measures if it reasonably
relies on existing current information. The second evaluation must address all
issues outlined in subsection (2) of this section, and include conclusions,
recommendations and a treatment plan if one is recommended.
(5) The provider or affiliate who provides
treatment shall submit to the court and the parties a statement that the
provider or affiliate is either adopting the proposed treatment plan or
submitting an alternate plan. Any alternate plan and the statement shall be
provided to the court before sentencing. Any alternate plan must include the
treatment methods described in WAC
246-930-332(1).
Statutory Authority:
RCW
18.155.040. 07-09-092, § 246-930-320,
filed 4/18/07, effective 5/19/07; 94-13-179, § 246-930-320, filed 6/21/94,
effective 7/22/94; 92-12-027 (Order 275), § 246-930-320, filed 5/28/92,
effective 6/28/92; 91-23-076 (Order 212), § 246-930-320, filed 11/19/91,
effective 12/20/91.
