Rules & Resources for BIPS
DVSCC Bylaws
Survey to Determine Domestic Violence/Order of Protection Training Needs
The Council is requesting that stakeholders across the state who work with victims, or work within law enforcement, the court/legal system, social services system, etc., assist the Council determining training needs.
Rules of Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council Chapter 0490-1 Rules for Batterer's Intervention Programs
These rules provide minimum standards, certification, and monitoring criteria for batterers intervention programs that elect to identify themselves as “certified batterers intervention programs” for perpetrators of domestic abuse, as defined in Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-3-601.
DVSCC Training Policy Statement
Information regarding the criteria for training Certified BIPS.
Application to Conduct Batterer's Intervention Program Training
This form is intended for those who wish to provide training to staff of Certified Batterers’ Intervention Programs (BIPs) in Tennessee and should be submitted before the training is held.
Training Approval Form
Use this form to apply for Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council (DVSCC) approval of BIP related trainings that you intend to attend/have attended that have not already been DVSCC approved.
Survey Of Domestic Violence Training Programs Providers
If your agency is conducting training on domestic violence or sexual assault that is open to the pubic in 2016 , please send us information about the training through this survey link.
Best Practice Forms
Please click here to view and download all best practices forms for Batterer's Intervention Programs.
Best Practice Policies & Procedures
Please click here to view and download best practices policies & procedures for Batterer's Intervention Programs.
Certification Application Materials
Certification- Please click here to find materials and instructions to apply for Batterer's Intervention Program Certification. Please follow all instructional guidelines for submission.
Expansion- Please click here to find materials needed to apply to expand your Certified Batterer's Intervention Program.
Recertification- Please click here to find materials needed to apply for recertification.
Online Training Modules
BIPs Online Training 1: Tennessee Rules for Batterer’s Intervention Programs: An Overview
To receive your certificate of completion for this training, you must complete the following steps:
Certificates will be available to each participant after the completion of these steps.
If you have any questions regarding this training, or other issues regarding DVSCC or Batterer's Interventin Programs, please contact Nathan Shulman at NShulman@TNCoalition.org.
Tennessee Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council
The Tennessee Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council (DVSCC) was established through legislation on July 1, 1995 to develop model policies and training curriculums for law enforcement agencies, the courts, and batterers' intervention programs (BIPS).
The goal of the project is to improve the response of the criminal justice system to domestic violence through the development of state leadership and judicial and law enforcement education. The Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence (The Coalition) staffs the DVSCC and its committees. If you have questions about the Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council, please contact The Coalition.