N.H. Admin. Code § He-C 702.04

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024
Section He-C 702.04 - Treatment Plan for Sexually Violent Predators
(a) A person's treatment team shall develop an individual treatment plan (ITP) for each person, based upon the individual needs of the person as determined via the person's assessment, and established within 30 days of the person's commitment to a secure facility.
(b) An ITP shall:
(1) Be offender specific;
(2) Be tailored to the offender's criminal history, cognitive patterns, sexual arousal patterns, offense patterns, co-occurring conditions, risk assessment, relapse profile, and current circumstances;
(3) Address any medical conditions as identified by a comprehensive medical examination;
(4) Contain measurable treatment goals, objectives, and treatment interventions;
(5) Contain the timelines for goal attainment;
(6) Clearly define the expectations of the person;
(7) Specify clinical screening and progress assessment tools to be administered, and expectations thereof, such as, but not limited to, polygraph testing and ABEL screenings;
(8) Indicate the treatment program staff responsible for treatment and supervision;
(9) Integrate the collaborative efforts of all criminal justice and treatment agencies responsible for treatment and supervision of the person, including substance abuse providers, mental health providers, and those responsible for the identification of medication management strategies when indicated;
(10) Be reviewed quarterly, as described in He-C 702.05; and
(11) Be signed and dated by all members of the treatment team.
(c) The sexual offender-specific portion of the treatment plan shall address the following areas:
(1) Social skills and relationships;
(2) Intimacy deficits;
(3) Identification of cognitive distortions and cognitive restructuring;
(4) Identification of the individual's thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and behaviors that sustain the sexual offense cycle;
(5) Anger issues;
(6) Power/control issues;
(7) Deviant arousal control;
(8) Victim empathy;
(9) Relapse prevention skills;
(10) Values clarification;
(11) Identification of risk factors;
(12) Enhancement of coping skills;
(13) Impulse control;
(14) Sex education;
(15) Improvement of appropriate sexual functioning;
(16) Substance abuse treatment;
(17) Improvement of primary relationships;
(18) Victim protection and restitution;
(19) Pharmacological therapies, as applicable; and
(20) Specialized ancillary services for persons who display other special needs or co-occurring disorders, such as substance abuse, mental retardation, mental illness, and learning disorders.
(d) In implementing a person's ITP, the treatment team shall utilize interventions and treatment methods that are empirically supported by current, professional research and practice.

N.H. Admin. Code § He-C 702.04

#8889, INTERIM, eff 6-4-07, EXPIRES: 12-1-07; ss by #8984, eff 9-21-07