Ask the Board
Do you have a questions about the DVOMB Standards, but not sure whom to ask or where to go? Send a question to the DVOMB staff and we will select a question and answer it in the next Quarterly Minute. Your questions are important to us!
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to submit a question.
Q:
I have heard that there is really no juvenile system for domestic violence. I may have asked about this before, but is this being addressed?
This is a great question, but it is a complex issue that the DVOMB is currently trying to address. Yes, there are a lack of resources and programming for juveniles who commit relationship abuse. The early intervention and prevention of intimate partner violence, domestic violence, or alternatively relationship abuse is critical at the early stages of adolescent development. Unfortunately, youth who engage in relationship abuse in their dating relationships during adolescence do not fall under the criminal definition of domestic violence because domestic violence is codified in Title 18 of Colorado Revised Statutes pertaining to adults. Further, the Colorado Domestic Violence Offender Management Board (DVOMB) does not have any purview over matters relating to juveniles involved in domestic violence as our statutory authority is limited to adults.
Despite this and several other issues, the DVOMB has begun working on this with Violence Free Colorado’s, Standup Colorado Campaign to develop research-informed guidelines for DVOMB Approved Providers to use when being referred youth. The intent of these guidelines are to promote healthy relationships and to reduce relationship abuse before and during young adulthood. Our office has seen an increase in jurisdictions filing and prosecuting juveniles using the adult enhancer. Further, the data our office has collected suggests that juveniles who are convicted of domestic violence receive a wide array of services that often do not address fundamental issues in domestic violence.
There is a monthly meeting of about 10 to 15 stakeholders interested in this project to develop guidelines for service providers. Our next meeting is scheduled for October 28th at 700 Kipling St., Lakewood, CO.
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Welcome New Board Members
Jenna Willis, LCSW
Representing Mental Health Providers
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DVOMB Fiscal Year End Report
If you are curious about what the Board has been working on over the last year regarding complaints, applications, trainings, and policies, please check out the presentation that was given at the September meeting.
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for more information.
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Policy Update
Pre-Sentence Offender Evaluations
The purpose of a presentence evaluation (PSE) is to provide the court with relevant information upon which to base sentencing decisions. While domestic violence offenders are not required to have a Pre-Sentence Offender Evaluation done, this will be an option that can be done in cases where the offender, prosecutors, defense attorneys, or the courts may seek an offender evaluation.
In order to conduct these type of evaluations, the new revisions to Section 9.0 will now require someone to be listed as an Approved Pre-Sentence Evaluator. If you requested to be grandfathered in as a Pre-Sentence Evaluator during renewals, please note this is NOT reflected on your renewal letter as this status does not go into effect until January 1, 2020. You will receive a formal notice regarding that approval and it will be posted to the website as "Pre-Sentence Evaluator" on January 1st, 2020.
Please look for the revisions to Section 4.0 in the coming months to learn more about Pre-Sentence Evaluations and the new requirements for offender evaluations.
Changes to Applications for Listing Status
DVOMB staff have been working on the new applications that will coincide with the new Section 9.0 requirements. If you are about ready to submit an application, please check-in with the staff before doing so.
Additionally, the DVOMB has changed the requirements for the work product that is submitted with applications. Historically, two offender evaluations, corresponding treatment plans, and offender contracts were required for each population the applicant was seeking status (e.g. males, females, LGBTQ+). Applications will now only require one offender evaluations, a corresponding treatment plan, and an offender contract for each population the applicant was seeking status and one offender contract. The Application Review Committee (ARC) has also approved options for Entry Level Applicants to seek approval for treatment or evaluation services only; meaning that applicants can request a modified approval to only provide treatment services and opt to not be approved to do offender evaluations (and vice versa). If you have any questions about this change, please feel free to contact Carolina Thomasson via
email
for more information.
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DVOMB CORE Trainings
The DVOMB staff works diligently to provide our stakeholders training with wide variety of availability in various parts of the State. Trainings listed below are meant for our providers and members of the CSTeams practicing in the Northers region of the State.
DV101 DVRNA Training
WHERE: North Range Behavioral Health
1300 N. 17th Ave
2nd Floor Conference Room
Greeley, CO 80631
WHEN: November 12, 2019
TIME: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
TRAINERS: Laura Hays
& Carolina Thomasson
CEU: 7 Hours
COST: Free
DV200 Round Table Discussion
WHERE: North Range Behavioral Health
1300 N. 17th Ave
2nd Floor Conference Room
Greeley, CO 80631
WHEN: November 13, 2019
TIME: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
TRAINERS: Jesse Hansen
CEU: 7 Hours
COST: Free
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Lunch & Learn Webinar
TOPIC:
Effective MTT Coordination - Best Practices
The Colorado Domestic Violence Offender Management Board is excited to offer another Lunch and Learn Series for approved providers and members of the MTT teams. This is an opportunity for you to:
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Be updated as to recent events at the Board meeting.
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Obtain the most current information regarding changes to the Standards and Guidelines.
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Discuss implementation of those Standards and Guidelines in your community and within your teams.
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To identify challenges to your work and learn from peers how they are managing similar challenges.
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Obtain technical assistance from staff.
Join Us!
The series is web-based.
WHEN: Monday, December 2, 2019
TIME: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Meeting number: 806 361 567
Join by phone
+1-415-655-0001
Access code:
806 361 567
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Training Spotlight-Online Trainings!
If you haven’t heard, the DVOMB staff have begun offering some of the CORE Trainings (e.g., DV102 – Offender Evaluations, DV103 – Offender Treatment) online along with creating access to other online trainings. There are now Lunch and Learns and a 1.5-hour Introductory Training on the DVOMB and the Standards (DV100). This may have disappointed some of you who enjoy the coffee and bagels, along with an opportunity to get away from the office. However, for many Providers, Treatment Victim Advocates, and supervising officers, attending trainings can be challenging due to a host of reasons and the DVOMB staff heard these concerns and did something about it. While not all of the DVOMB trainings will be conducted online, the plan is to offer some online training events at least once a year and still provide in-person trainings in different parts of the state.
Online trainings require you to meet us half-way (digital pun intended) in terms of how you participant in the training. The DVOMB will require you to use a camera, show-up on time, and say something every once in a while so that we know you are not a life-size cardboard cutout of yourself.
Don’t forget that you can also request trainings too! So, keep calm and carry on, as we hope to see you in-person or online in the near future.
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We also have know of many important trainings available that are not hosted by the DVOMB but we strongly encourage our stakeholders to participate in.
For current listing of what’s available and to see our partner’s listings, please visit our
website
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