1. (a) Employees and volunteers of Attorney General certified batterers intervention programs pursuant to Title 74, Section 18p-1 through 18p-8 of Oklahoma Statutes have an ethical obligation to victims, their clients, their community, and their profession.
2. (b) Each program shall have a written Code of Professional Ethics that includes behavioral expectations and underlying philosophy set forth in Subchapter 1 of this Chapter, providing for ethical standards including, but not limited to, the following ethical standards:
3. (1) Victim Safety, including collaborating and consulting with domestic violence victim advocates.
4. (2) Confidentiality and Privacy, including legal and ethical obligations to clients with respect to internal and external entities, and safe and responsible victim contact;
5. (3) Guiding Values, including engaging in a coordinated community response, integrity, non-judgment, respect for people’s rights and dignity;
6. (4) Professional Competence, including knowledge, skills, experience, evidence-based and trauma-informed practices, cultural responsiveness, ongoing education, scope of competence, and duty to report the unethical conduct of colleagues to supervisors;
7. (5) Professional-Client Relationships, including boundaries, avoiding collusion with clients and system partners, dual relationships, and conflicts of interest; and
8. (6) Social Responsibility, including non-discrimination, and fostering anti-oppressive, equitable, inclusive, safe, trauma responsive, non-violent environments.
9. (c) Compliance with this Section shall be determined by a review of the written program policies and procedures, personnel files, training records, and/or other program documentation.

Added at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 7-11-25

Amended at 43 Ok Reg, Number 18, effective 6-11-26