Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 45, November 8, 2024
Section 191-3-2 - Definitions2.1. "Board" means the Family Protection Services Board.2.2. "Facilitator" means an individual who meets the minimum requirements outlined in Section 3.3. of this rule and who directly facilitates regularly scheduled classes for batterer of domestic violence.2.3. "Power and Control" means the primary cause that gives rise to the occurrence of domestic violence and family violence. Factors such as alcohol, poverty, unemployment, stress, and substance abuse are conditions that contribute to the incidents of domestic violence and family violence but are not themselves the cause of domestic and family violence.2.4. "Batterer intervention and prevention program", previously referred to as a program of intervention for perpetrators, means a licensed educational program that provides classes to individuals who commit acts of domestic violence or abuse, offering nonviolent strategies and values that promote respect and equality in intimate partner relationships.2.5. "Intimate partner" means a current or former spouse, a person with whom one shares a child in common, a person with whom one is cohabiting or has cohabited, or a person with whom one is or has been in a relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.