N.H. Admin. Code § Fam 404.05

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section Fam 404.05 - Domestic Violence

Courses on domestic violence shall cover one or more of the following subtopics:

(a) The review of Standard X of the "Model Standards of Practice for Family and Divorce Mediation" developed by The Symposium on Standards of Practice and finalized on August 5, 2000, and available as noted in Appendix II;

(b) The review of Fam 800;

(c) The impact on children exposed to domestic violence, including the consideration of:

(1) The different developmental stages of children;

(2) The frequency and severity of the violence to which children are exposed; and

(3) Strategies to protect children;

(d) Understanding the parenting styles of perpetrators of domestic violence;

(e) Batterer intervention programs, including the batterers intervention standards issued by the Governor's Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence;

(f) Safety planning for physical and psychological safety for child and adult victims and providers of services to such victims;

(g) Issues of access to children by parents who have engaged or might engage in domestic violence;

(h) Techniques for screening to determine whether mediation is appropriate when domestic violence is known or suspected;

(i) Domestic violence evaluations, including tools and approaches to assess mediation clients for domestic violence;

(j) Referrals to, and availability of, community resources for both abusers and victims when domestic violence is known or suspected;

(k) Parenting plans in domestic violence cases, including how to facilitate the mediation participants' formulation of parenting plans which protect the safety and well-being of the participants and their children;

(l) Research on interventions, strategies, and potential outcomes for families impacted by domestic violence;

(m) Underserved populations, including, among other such populations, immigrants and LGBTQ; or

(n) Any other topic that satisfies the intent of this requirement.

N.H. Admin. Code § Fam 404.05

(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Fam 400), #9672, eff 4-2-10

Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 41, Filed October 11, 2018, Proposed by #12635, Effective 10/2/2018, Expires 10/2/2028.