A domestic violence perpetrator treatment program must focus treatment primarily on ending the participant’s physical, sexual, and psychological abuse. The primary goal of a domestic violence perpetrator treatment program must be to increase the victim’s safety by:
- Facilitating change in the participant’s abusive behavior; and
- Holding the participant accountable for changing the participant’s patterns of behaviors, thinking, and beliefs.
The minimum treatment period is the time required for the participant to fulfill all conditions of treatment set by the treatment program. Satisfactory completion of treatment is not based solely on a perpetrator participating in the treatment program for a certain period of time or attending a certain number of sessions. - The program must require participants to attend treatment and satisfy all treatment program requirements for at least twelve consecutive months.
- The program must require the participant to attend:
(a) A minimum of twenty-six consecutive weekly same gender group sessions, followed by:
(b) Monthly sessions with the treatment provider until the twelve-month period is complete. These sessions must be conducted face-to-face with the participant by program staff who meet the minimum qualifications set forth in this chapter.
