All abuser treatment programs shall establish and comply with a written program curriculum. Written curricula shall define topics and content of sessions and shall include the following:

1. (1) identification of all forms of physical, emotional, economic, sexual and verbal abuse and violence;
2. (2) impact of domestic violence on the victim and the abuser;
3. (3) impact of domestic violence on children including children who are abused and children who witness domestic violence;
4. (4) emphasis on the responsibility of the batterer for his or her violence and abuse;
5. (5) identification of the personal, societal, and cultural values and beliefs that legitimize and sustain violence and oppression;
6. (6) alternatives to violence and controlling behaviors;
7. (7) identification of healthy relationships;
8. (8) promotion of accountability, self-examination, negotiation, and fairness;
9. (9) the relationship between substance abuse and domestic violence;
10. (10) the relationship between mental illness and domestic violence; and
11. (11) identification of the behavioral, emotional, and physical cues that precede escalating violence.

History Note: Authority G.S. 50B-3(a)(12); 143B-394.16;
Eff. October 1, 2004;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 3, 2017.