6800 APPENDIX 2 WI DOC SOT Service Standards (Revised).pdf
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This document is an appendix (Appendix 2) to RFB #CJO-6800, containing the Wisconsin Department of Corrections' comprehensive Program Treatment Standards for Sex Offender Services. The standards apply to all Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WIDOC) facilities including DAI Institutions, DJC Facilities, DCC Facilities, WCCS Facilities, Contracted Providers, and WRC. The document was originally adopted on October 30, 2015, and published on October 12, 2016, establishing evidence-based assessment and treatment protocols for sex offenders across the state correctional system.
The standards cover comprehensive sex offender services including risk assessment using validated tools (Static-99R, J-SOAP-II, Stable-2007, Acute-2007, ARMIDILO-S), treatment programs ranging from education to intensive therapy, and specialized programs for juveniles, adults, females, and special populations including those with cognitive disabilities and limited English proficiency. Treatment programs are structured by intensity levels (SOT-1 Education through SOT-4 Intensive) with specific duration requirements ranging from 18 hours for basic education to 400+ hours for intensive programs delivered over two years. The document establishes strict staff credentialing requirements including Wisconsin mental health licensure, mandates evidence-based treatment methods, and requires extensive documentation and quality assurance measures. All services must incorporate criminogenic needs assessment, risk-need-responsivity principles, and ongoing progress monitoring to protect communities by reducing sexual recidivism rates.
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Department of Corrections
Program
Treatment
Standards
Original Effective Date:
Adopted: 10/30/2015
Published: 10/12/2016
New Effective Date:
Supersedes:
Units Affected:
DAI Institutions DJC Facilities DCC Facilities
WCCS Facilities Contracted Providers WRC
Program: Sex Offender Service Standards
I. References
See attached reference list
II. Definitions and Acronyms
Actuarial risk assessment: Classification of the recidivism risk of sexual offenders by A.
the use of assessment protocols established by scientific research. The following tools are required by these standards:
ARMIDILO-S: Assessment of Risk and Manageability of Intellectually Disabled 1.
Individuals who Offend Sexually (Boer, et al., 2013)
J-SOAP-II: Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol, 2 nd edition (Prentky & 2.
Righthand, 2003)
Stable-2007: (Hanson & Harris, 2000) (Hanson R. K., 2007) 3.
Acute-2007: (Hanson & Harris, 2000) (Hanson R. K., 2007) 4.
Static-99R: (Harris, Phenix, Hanson, & Thornton, 2003/2012) 5.
Deviant Interest Assessment: B.
Abel Assessment of Sexual Interest-3: (Abel Assessment systems, 2013) 1.
Penile Plethysmograph: (McGrath, Cumming, Burchard, Zeoli, & Ellerby, 2010) 2.
Risk Level Designation: Classification of an overall risk level of likelihood of a C.
sexual offender committing new offenses upon release, as determined by actuarial instruments and review of clinical factors associated with risk.
Protective Factors Assessment: Protective factors can help mitigate risk and guide D.
treatment recommendations. The Structured Assessment of Protective Factors
[SAPROF; (de Vogel, de Ruiter, Bouman, & de vries Robbe, 2012)] and SAPROF-
Youth Version (de Vries Robbé, Geers, Stapel, & de Vogel, 2015) are the approved protective factor assessments.
III. Purpose and Scope of Service
Sex offender services protect the community from criminal sexual behavior by evaluating, treating, and reducing the offender’s risk of sexual and sexually-related reoffending.
IV. Purpose of the Standards
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Standards for sex offender assessment and treatment are necessary to achieve the following objectives:
Increase the effectiveness and consistency of service delivery throughout WIDOC A.
Carefully consider fiscal and human resources B.
Identify subordinate goals, objectives, and outcomes to form the basis of a policy and C.
procedure guide
Guide curriculum development and implementation D.
Identify offender risk, needs, and responsivity factors and incorporate them in all E.
aspects of treatment and treatment design
Maximize service benefit by ensuring continuum of care F.
Utilize evidence-based practices to continually improve program quality and G.
effectiveness
V. Service Standards
Assessment and evaluation: Identification of offender risk, needs, and responsivity A.
factors.
Evidence based practices shall be utilized for assessing and evaluating sex 1.
offenders.
Initial Evaluation: 2.
a. Criminogenic needs: (Andrews, 2007)
i. Assessed by qualified and trained DOC staff using COMPAS.
ii. Primary criminogenic needs include:
a) Antisocial cognition
b) Anti-social companions
c) Anti-social characteristics or temperament
d) Family and/or marital problems
iii. Consideration will be given to the additional needs of substance abuse, employment, school, and leisure/recreation
b. Level of risk:
i. Adult Male: The Static-99R (Harris, Phenix, Hanson, & Thornton, 2003/2012) (Hanson R. K., Babchishin, Helmus, Thornton, & Phenix, 2016) is the approved tool for sex offender risk assessment
ii. Juvenile: The J-SOAP-II (Prentky & Righthand, 2003), in combination with professional judgment, is the approved tool for determining sex offender risk for juvenile males. The Static-99R may also be used for youth over the age of 18 who are supervised by DJC. This will be determined on a case-by-case basis and in adherence with the Static-
99R coding manual
iii. Females: There is currently no available tool validated for use in conducting sex offender assessment of females. Assessment of risk for sexual recidivism should incorporate risk factors for general recidivism in females. Best practices related to gender-informed assessment and treatment should further guide the assessment process. Static risk factors include (Vandiver, 2007, March) (Sandler & Freeman, 2009)
(Pflugradt & Allen, 2013):
a) Prior criminal history
b) Prior child abuse offenses (any type)
c) Prior history of prostituting children
c. Treatment needs
i. Adult Males: The Stable-2007 and the Acute-2007 are the approved methods to determine long-term vulnerability and service needs with adult male sexual offenders (Fernandez, Harris, Hanson, & Sparks, 2007/2014) (Helmus, Hanson, Babchishin, & Mann, 2013).
ii. Juvenile males: J-SOAP-II (Prentky & Righthand, 2003) is the approved method for determining level of service need in juvenile male sexual offenders (Tharp, et al., 2012). The Stable/Acute-2007 may also be used for youth who committed their most recent sexual offense between the ages of 17 and 18, will be released from the institution on or after their 18 th birthday, and who are supervised by DJC. This will be determined on a case-by-case basis and in adherence with the
Stable- and Acute-2007 manuals (Fernandez, Harris, Hanson, &
Sparks, 2007/2014).
iii. Females:
a) There is currently no available tool validated for use with a female sex offender population.
b) Identification of needs based on best practices uses gender-informed assessment and treatment data to identify dynamic risk factors (Gannon & Alleyne, 2013) (Gannon, Rose, & Ward, 2008)
(Pflugradt & Cortoni, 2014) (Cortoni, 2010) (Tsopelas, Tsetsou, Ntounas, & Douzenis, 2012) (DeCou, Cole, Rowland, Kaplan, &
Lynch, 2014) (Tharp, et al., 2012):
1) Offense supportive cognitions
2) Emotional dysregulation/use of sex to regulate emotional state
3) Dysfunctional relationships
4) Intimacy deficits
5) Anti-social behavior/attitudes
6) Substance use
7) Deviant sexual interests
8) Socio-cultural factors such as low educational attainment, lack of employment skills, etc.
d. Protective factors:
i. Adult Males: The SAPROF (de Vogel, de Ruiter, Bouman, & de vries
Robbe, 2012) is the approved method to determine protective factors with adult male sexual offenders (Boer, et al., 2013) (Thornton, 2013).
ii. Juvenile Males and Females: The SAPROF-Youth Version (de Vries
Robbé, Geers, Stapel, & de Vogel, 2015) is the approved method to determine protective factors with juvenile male sexual offenders.
Sex offender specific treatment needs are also known as criminogenic needs for sex offenders (Mann, Hanson, &
Thornton, 2010).
iii. Adult Females: The SAPROF (de Vogel, de Ruiter, Bouman, & de vries Robbe, 2012) may be used with female sexual offenders, though empirical evidence is not as strong as with the use for male offenders.
If the SAPROF is not utilized, strong evidence for use of an alternative method of assessment must be provided.
e. Responsivity Factors: A thorough assessment of all population groups considers factors that may impede or enhance an offender’s response to treatment (Bonta & Andrews, 2007). This includes but is not limited to the following additional characteristics:
i. Specific criminal characteristics
ii. Reading level
iii. Mental health
iv. Developmental or Intellectual disability
v. Physical disability
vi. Motivational level
Assessment of treatment response and progress toward treatment completion: 3.
a. Adult males: The Stable-2007 and the Acute-2007 (Hanson R. K., 2007) are the approved tools to measure treatment progress.
b. Juveniles: J-SOAP-II is the approved tool to measure treatment progress
(Prentky & Righthand, 2003) (Fernandez, Harris, Hanson, & Sparks, 2007/2014).
c. Adult females: Evaluation of treatment need and progress is based on research of best practices related to gender-informed assessment and treatment and includes the following clinical domains (Wijkman, Bijleveld, & Hendriks, 2010) (Gannon & Alleyne, 2013) (Pflugradt & Cortoni, 2014) (Cortoni &
Gannon, 2011) (Gannon, Rose, & Ward, 2008) (Grayston & De Luca, 1999)
(Nathan & Ward, 2002):
i. Intimacy and Relationship issues:
a) Desire for intimacy
b) Dysfunctional relationships
ii. Cognitive processes:
a) Pro-offending attitudes/cognitions
b) Antisocial attitudes
c) Distortions of self
iii. Emotional processes:
a) Use of sex to regulate emotional states
b) Emotional dysregulation
c) Revenge or humiliation as instrumental goal
d) Substance use/misuse
iv. Sexual dynamics:
a) Sexual gratification
b) Sexual abuse
c) Sexuality and sexual beliefs
d) Deviant sexual interests
v. Social functioning and background:
a) Antisocial associates
b) Education
c) Employment
d) Parenting
d. Special populations
i. Special populations require use of population specific tools when available.
ii. Progress for offenders with cognitive and adaptive disabilities will be evaluated using ARMIDILO-S as appropriate (McGrath, Cumming, &
Lasher, 2012) (Boer, et al., 2013).
e. Measures of sexual interest (Mann, Hanson, & Thornton, 2010) (Babchishin, Nunes, & Hermann, 2013).
i. Tools such as polygraph, Abel Assessment of Sexual Interest-3, and the
Penile Plethysmograph shall only be used to further the goals of assessment and treatment.
ii. Use of these measures for full-disclosure of offender history is contraindicated as a requirement for treatment completion.
Reassessment: 4.
a. May be conducted using the current standards for assessment when new information emerges that that may result in a change of risk level or treatment need.
b. When a reevaluation results in recommendation for a change in treatment need or level, the evaluator shall collaborate with the original evaluator, if they are available.
c. If collaboration does not result in agreement, relevant information shall be forwarded to the DAI Sex Offender Specialist or a designated representative of the Sex Offender Cross-Divisional Team for review.
Sex offender treatment : B.
Treatment shall utilize evidence based treatment methods and use qualified and 1.
trained staff, with dosage aligned with need. Offenders who are not identified as needing established sex offender treatment options may still be appropriate for treatment based on ancillary factors. An individualized approach may be needed to identify ongoing treatment needs with specific populations (e.g., juveniles)
(Rempel, 2014).
Juvenile Programs to be offered: Juvenile Sexual Offenders Treatment Program: 2.
a. Cognitive (JCIP 1 and 2):
i. Objective: Identify thinking patterns and beliefs influencing behavior, develop and practice interventions for past thinking, goal setting, and problem solving
ii. Population: Juvenile males
iii. Program location: Institution based
iv. Group type: Closed
v. Group size: 8-12 participants
vi. Providers: One JCIP-trained facilitator
Numerous variables affect the course of treatment. See (Hanson & Yates, 2013) and (Marshall & Burton, 2010) for a discussion of factors identified in this section.
vii. Duration: Two phases completed with 12 lessons per phase, two hours per lesson
viii. Treatment outcome criteria: Complete all lessons and homework, Cycle of Offending, and Plan for Change with facilitator’s approval
b. Education (CORE A):
i. Objective: Provide education related to healthy human sexuality, statutory expectations, and cultural norms
ii. Population: Juvenile males
iii. Program location: Institution based
iv. Group type: Open, with ongoing assessment
v. Group size: Maximum group size of 12
vi. Providers: Co-facilitation is required
vii. Duration: 24 treatment hours over 8 weeks
viii. Treatment outcome criteria: Knowledge acquisition as identified through a pre- and post-test focusing on general sexual and legal knowledge such as healthy and appropriate sexuality, laws, and cultural expectations, etc. Completion of a re-offense completion plan and completion of all required tasks identified in the approved curriculum.
Reduction of risk measured by a J-SOAP-II post-test (or Stable/Acute-
2007 treatment progress evaluation, as appropriate) and a multi-disciplinary team review. These criteria must be fulfilled at completion of programming (whether after Core A for those youth who participate in only that program; after Core B for youth who participate only in that program OR who participate in Core A and Core B consecutively).
c. Short-term institutional (CORE B):
i. Objective: Develop knowledge and skills needed to reduce individual risk factors identified through the assessment process identified in section V.A.
ii. Population: Juvenile males
iii. Program location: Institution based
iv. Group type: Closed, with ongoing assessment
v. Group size: Maximum group size of 12
vi. Providers: Co-facilitation is required
vii. Duration: 32 treatment hours over 8 weeks
viii. Treatment outcome criteria: Knowledge acquisition as identified through a pre- and post-test. Completion of a re-offense prevention plan and completion of all required tasks identified in approved curriculum.
Reduction of risk measured by a J-SOAP-II post-test (or Stable/Acute-
2007 treatment progress evaluation, as appropriate) and a multi-disciplinary team review. These criteria must be fulfilled at completion of programming (whether after Core A for those youth who participate in only that program; after Core B for youth who participate only in that program OR who participate in Core A and Core B consecutively).
d. Aftercare/maintenance:
i. Objective: Develop, utilize, maintain, or transfer the skills and knowledge acquired in other sex offender programming in a community setting
ii. Population: Juvenile males; single gender groups
iii. Program location: Community
iv. Program type: Group programming coupled with individual counseling, dependent on population size
v. Group type: Open
vi. Group size: Depends on population
vii. Providers: Co-facilitation is recommended
viii. Duration: Unlimited and ongoing throughout supervision. Approach allows for individual goals
ix. Treatment outcome criteria: Reduction of risk factors identified on the J-SOAP-II or the Stable/Acute-2007, as appropriate; completion of all required tasks identified in approved curriculum; and completion of a re-offense prevention plan. J-SOAP-II or the Stable/Acute-2007 is re-administered regularly throughout programming.
e. Due to historically low numbers, the Juvenile Sexual Offenders Treatment
Program at the institution and programming in the community are provided individually for females.
f. Juveniles with cognitive and adaptive deficits will be considered for transfer to Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center for treatment or treated individually.
Adult Programs to be offered: 3.
a. Education (SOT-1 Education):
i. Objective: Provide education related to healthy human sexuality, statutory expectations, and cultural norms
ii. Population: Adult males and females; offenders lacking in general sexual knowledge; offenders who lack understanding of laws, statutes, or cultural norms; offenders identified as low risk with low identified treatment needs who are identified as capable of benefiting from treatment (Lowenkamp & Latessa, 2004) (Lovins, Lowenkamp, & J., 2009)
iii. Program location: Community and institution
iv. Group Type: Open or closed, psychoeducational lecture setting, with ongoing assessment
v. Group/Classroom size: Group size depends on population and focus.
Maximum group size for adults is 15 if open-ended or 18 if closed-ended
vi. Providers: Single provider well versed in sex offender assessment and needs
vii. Duration: Minimum 18-hour core curricula provided in weekly, 90-minute sessions for adults. Additional components related to special population needs will be added as necessary
viii. Treatment outcome criteria: Knowledge acquisition as identified through pre- and post-test focusing on general sexual and legal knowledge such as healthy and appropriate sexuality, laws and cultural expectations, etc.
b. Aftercare/maintenance (SOT-Aftercare Institution or SOT Aftercare
Community):
i. Objective: Transfer or maintain skills developed in other sex offender programming or in other treatment contexts
ii. Population: Adult males and females who have successfully completed prior treatment in the institution or community setting
iii. Program location: Institution or community
iv. Group type: Open or closed, with ongoing assessment
v. Group size: Maximum 15 for adults
vi. Providers: Co-facilitation is strongly recommended. Groups of 10 or more individuals require co-facilitation
vii. Duration: Core expectation is 18-hours provided in weekly 90-minute sessions
viii. Treatment outcome criteria: Ability to successfully apply skills using real-life situations as identified in the re-offense prevention plan created in prior treatment. Maintenance/reduction of risk-factors identified via treatment progress evaluation using the Stable/Acute-
2007 or factors appropriate for female offenders.
c. Community based or short term institutional (SOT-2):
i. Objective: Develop knowledge and skills needed to reduce individual risk factors identified through the assessment process identified in section V.A.
ii. Population: Adult sex offenders identified in the assessment process as average risk with average or greater needs
iii. Program location: Institution and community
iv. Group Type: Open or closed, with ongoing assessment
v. Group Size: Maximum group size of 12
vi. Providers: Co-facilitation is required
vii. Duration: Minimum duration of 100 hours provided over a minimum of 6 months
viii. Treatment outcome criteria: Reduction of risk factors identified via the Stable/Acute-2007 treatment progress evaluation. Completion of re-offense prevention plan and completion of all required tasks identified in approved curriculum.
d. Short-term alternative to revocation (SOT-2 ATR):
i. Objective: Develop knowledge and skills needed to reduce behaviors that interfere with community supervision and reinforce application of skills learned in prior treatment
ii. Population: Adult males identified in the assessment process as average risk with average or greater needs who are facing possible revocation of supervision
iii. Program location: Institution based
iv. Group type: Open or closed, with ongoing assessment
v. Group size: Maximum group size of 10
vi. Providers: Co-facilitation is strongly recommended
vii. Duration: Minimum of 80 hours of face-to-face group treatment supplemented by learning activities provided over a period of two months
viii. Treatment outcome criteria: Reduction of supervision-interfering behaviors. Completion of re-offense prevention plan and completion of all required tasks identified in approved curriculum.
e. Intensive alternative to revocation (SOT-4 ATR):
i. Objective: Develop knowledge and skills needed to reduce behaviors that interfere with community supervision and reinforce application of skills learned in prior treatment
ii. Population: Adult male sex offenders identified in the assessment process as above average risk with above average needs who are facing possible revocation of supervision
iii. Program location: Institution based
iv. Group type: Open or closed, with ongoing assessment
v. Group size: Maximum group size of 10
vi. Providers: Co-facilitation is strongly recommended
vii. Duration: Minimum of 150 hours of face-to-face group treatment supplemented by learning activities provided over a period of three months
viii. Treatment outcome criteria: Reduction of supervision-interfering behaviors. Completion of re-offense prevention plan and completion of all required tasks identified in approved curriculum.
f. Intensive (SOT-4):
i. Objective: Develop knowledge and skills needed to reduce individual risk factors identified through the assessment process identified in section V.A.
ii. Population: Adult sex offenders identified in the assessment process as above average risk with above average needs
iii. Program location: Institution based
iv. Group type: Closed, with ongoing assessment
v. Group size: Maximum group size of 14
vi. Providers: Co-facilitation is required
vii. Duration: Minimum of 400 hours of face-to-face group treatment supplemented by learning activities provided over 2 years
viii. Treatment outcome criteria: Reduction of risk factors identified via the Stable/Acute-2007 treatment progress evaluation. Completion of re-offense prevention plan and completion of all required tasks identified in approved curriculum.
g. Specialized programs/populations:
i. Special needs short term (SOT-2 Adaptive):
a) Objective: Develop knowledge and skills needed to reduce individual risk factors identified through the assessment process identified in section V.A.
b) Population: Adult males who have cognitive and adaptive deficits or who have been identified with a serious mental illness that would make it difficult for them to complete a standard SOT-2 group, and who have been identified as average risk with average needs identified via the approved assessment measures
c) Program location: Institution and community
d) Group type: Closed, with ongoing assessment
e) Group size: Maximum group size of 12
f) Providers: Co-facilitation is required
g) Duration: Minimum duration of 100 hours provided over a minimum of 6 months
h) Treatment outcome criteria: Reduction of risk factors identified via the ARMIDILO-S treatment progress evaluation. Completion of re-offense prevention plan and completion of all required tasks identified in approved curriculum.
ii. Special needs intensive (SOT-4 Adaptive):
a) Objective: Develop knowledge and skills needed to reduce individual risk factors identified through the assessment process identified in section V.A.
b) Population: Adult males who have cognitive and adaptive deficits that would make it difficult for them to complete a standard SOT-4 group, and who have been classified with above average risk with above average needs as identified via the approved assessment measure
c) Program location: Institution based
d) Group type: Closed, with ongoing assessment
e) Group size: Maximum group size of 12
f) Providers: Co-facilitation is required
g) Duration: Minimum of 400 hours of face-to-face group treatment supplemented by learning activities provided over 2 years
h) Treatment outcome criteria: Reduction of risk factors identified via the ARMIDILO-S (Boer, et al., 2013) treatment progress evaluation. Completion of re-offense prevention plan and completion of all required tasks identified in approved curriculum.
iii. Limited English Proficiency short term (SOT-2 LEP):
a) Objective: Develop knowledge and skills needed to reduce individual risk factors identified through the assessment process identified in section V.A.
b) Population: Adult males whose primary language is Spanish or other language and who have been identified through the assessment process as average risk with average or greater needs
c) Program location: Institution and community
d) Group type: Closed, with ongoing assessment.
e) Group size: Maximum group size of 8 with single facilitator, maximum of 12 with co-facilitator who is conversant
f) Providers: Primary facilitator must be fluent in Spanish or other language or have interpreter present
g) Duration: Minimum duration of 100 hours provided over a minimum of 6 months
h) Treatment outcome criteria: Reduction of risk factors identified via the Stable/Acute-2007 treatment progress evaluation.
Completion of re-offense prevention plan; completion of all required tasks identified in approved curriculum.
iv. Limited English Proficiency Intensive (SOT-4 LEP):
a) Objective: Develop knowledge and skills needed to reduce individual risk factors identified through the assessment process identified in section V.A.
b) Population: Adult males whose primary language is Spanish or other language and who have been identified through the assessment process as above average risk with above average needs
c) Program location: Institution based
d) Group type: Closed, with ongoing assessment
e) Group size: Maximum group size of 14
f) Providers: Primary facilitator must be fluent in Spanish or other language or have interpreter present, co-facilitation is required
g) Duration: Minimum of 400 hours of face-to-face group treatment supplemented by learning activities provided over 2 years
h) Treatment outcome criteria: Reduction of risk factors identified via the Stable/Acute-2007 treatment progress evaluation.
Completion of re-offense prevention plan; completion of all required tasks identified in approved curriculum.
v. Programs for additional special populations shall be developed as research and need emerges.
Documentation: All aspects of sex offender programming participation must be C.
documented regularly and systematically, with distribution per instructions on the form.
Required documentation: 1.
a. Informed Consent for Sex Offender Treatment
b. Limits of Confidentiality Regarding Information Rendered to Treatment Staff
c. Sex Offender Treatment Contract
d. Initial service plan (prior to or within the first 30 calendar days of an offender’s placement in a sex offender service)
e. Treatment Progress Notes/Documentation of Program Participation after every group or individual session
f. Sex Offender Program Report/Summary of Progress in Program/Discharge
Report Initial, every 6 months or at the midpoint of the program, whichever comes first, and discharge (completion, withdrawal, or termination)
g. Re-offense Prevention Plan completed prior to service completion.
Offender-generated documents: 2.
a. Documents deemed clinically significant by treatment providers shall be retained
b. Retained information shall be attached to either a DOC-3658 (Mental Health
Group Progress Note), a DOC-3473 (Psychological Services Clinical
Contact), or the equivalent forms for DJC or DCC, which shall contain a description of the document and the reason(s) for retention.
File retention: Sex offender records should be retained based upon DOC records 3.
retention policy (RDAs 160 and 228).
VI. Staff standards
Staff involved in delivery of sex offender services shall have appropriate education, experience, and supervision. To ensure the quality and effectiveness of services, staff shall have education, supervision, and practice commensurate with their responsibility. No staff will practice outside the scope of their competence. Programs will have adequate staff to deliver the program. Programs will also ensure that staff participates in appropriate ongoing training and education.
Credentials: A.
Treatment staff—minimum expectations: 1.
a. Primary providers of sex offender services must hold a Wisconsin license in a mental health related field (Wis. Stat. Chs. 455 and 457 ). A training license is not considered sufficient. Her or his qualifications meet or exceed Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers and Wisconsin licensure standards for a:
i. Licensed Psychologist
ii. Licensed Clinical Social Worker
iii. Licensed Professional Counselor
iv. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
b. The clinical supervisor shall meet the qualifications of a primary provider plus:
i. Have training in clinical supervision
ii. Be responsible for the delivery of services at each site
iii. Be competent to practice independently in the areas they supervise
c. Co-facilitators:
i. Co-facilitators shall have a minimum of a high school diploma and appropriate skills, training, and experience prior to beginning service delivery, including specific formal training that meets standards established by the Department of Corrections or mental health professions in the following areas:
a) Confidentiality
b) Ethics as they apply to working with a forensic population
c) Group processes
Wisconsin Statute 457.035 indicates that individuals licensed as a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor may conduct psychotherapy independently. Individuals certified as advanced practice or independent social workers may engage in psychotherapy only under the supervision of a licensed individual specified in s. 457.08 (4) (c) 1., 2., 3., or 4. Wisconsin Statute 457.01(8m) reads: “Psychotherapy” means the diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders, conditions, or addictions through the application of methods derived from established psychological or systemic principles for the purpose of assisting people and modifying their behaviors, cognitions, emotions, and other personal characteristics, which may include the purpose of understanding the unconscious processes or intrapersonal, interpersonal, or psychosocial dynamics.
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http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/457.08(4)(c)1.
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/457.08(4)(c)2.
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/457.08(4)(c)3.
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/457.08(4)(c)4.
d) Motivational interviewing
e) Experience working with a correctional clientele
f) Cultural diversity
ii. During the first year of experience, the co-facilitator must participate in formal training that meets standards established by the Department of
Corrections and/or mental health professions on the following topics:
a) Human sexual development
b) Cognitive-behavioral therapy
c) Risk, need, or responsivity principles
d) Other training applicable to the specific population
iii. Documentation of training completion shall be maintained by the program supervisor. For contracted providers, documentation of training shall be made available to DOC personnel upon request.
Sex offender treatment evaluators: Staff members who provide sex offender risk 2.
assessment or evaluation of treatment needs shall meet all educational and training qualifications specified by the instrument’s authors.
Continuing education and consultation: B.
All individuals providing sex offender treatment and/or evaluation services shall 1.
obtain and document a minimum of 18 hours of continuing education training in the field of sex offender treatment and assessment every biennium. Continuing education includes courses, seminars, conferences, workshops, and other training experiences approved by the DOC or an accrediting body.
Providers shall continue to supplement their educational and professional 2.
experience through consultation with other professionals who have relevant expertise in the field.
VII. Quality assurance standards:
Sex offender treatment programs shall maintain a program/curriculum manual that A.
shall be updated a minimum of once every two years, or whenever these standards are amended or revised.
Program supervisors shall document and ensure that staff meet and maintain B.
educational and consultation requirements.
Program supervisor shall regularly observe and document the quality of service C.
delivery using appropriate sections of the Evidence-Based Corrections Program
Checklist.
Participant satisfaction surveys shall be gathered periodically throughout treatment and D.
used to inform program delivery practices.
Pre- and post-testing shall be conducted to measure knowledge acquisition, behavioral E.
and attitudinal changes.
Program supervisors shall regularly review documentation for quality and timeliness. F.
Results of quality assurance efforts shall be maintained by the institution or region and G.
made available to the designated DOC body upon request.
The formal sex offender service standards shall be reviewed by the appropriate H.
oversight body at a minimum of every five years.
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