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Assist offenders to change drug and alcohol use

Assist offenders to change drug and alcohol use

Unit of competency
National Code
CSCINT013
State Code
OEJ18
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
05/12/2022
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
17/03/2023
Field of Education
090513 - Counselling
Original Release Date
17/03/2023
Nominal Hours
70
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assist offenders to identify their need to change drug and alcohol behaviour and support offenders to reach their goals.Assistance may take the form of:building trust and rapportpersonal planningreferral to programreferral to specialist supportadvocacy with other services and with family and community supportresponding to emergenciesgiving constructive and supportive feedbackmaintaining professional confidentiality.An individual may work in generic offender management programs with offenders with a range of behaviour profiles and in the context of different levels and nature of risks, or they may work in specialist programs with offenders with only one form of offending behaviour or risk management requirement.A person undertaking this role would normally work autonomously with support from a range of established sources. The role is complex, drawing upon the individual’s extracting, extrapolating, and inferencing processes.The skills and knowledge described in this unit must be applied within the legislative, regulatory and policy environment in which they are carried out. Organisational policies and procedures must be consulted and adhered to, particularly those related to interactions with offenders and duty of care.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Assist offenders to identify their need to change
  • 1.1 Gather information on offenders’ behaviour and drug-taking or drinking history from a range of different sources
  • 1.2 Encourage offender to review their behaviour and experiences with drugs or drinking honestly, realistically, and critically
  • 1.3 Confirm and acknowledge offenders’ past attempts to control use
  • 1.4 Respond promptly to signs of distress or crisis according to the context and emergency response guidelines
  • 1.5 Encourage offender to assess and explore their level of commitment, the effect and benefits of incentives and the options for change that exist
  • 1.6 Assist offenders to identify realistic and achievable goals for change
  • 1.7 Check strategies for intervention with drug and alcohol behaviour for consistency with the organisational policies and objectives
2 Support offenders to meet their goals
  • 2.1 Assist offenders to develop a plan and timetable for action to achieve their goals
  • 2.2 Identify and provide information and resources required by offenders to assist them to meet their goals
  • 2.3 Encourage and develop opportunities for the offender to develop their own strategies
  • 2.4 Identify significant departures from goals and respond and report in accordance with organisational procedures
  • 2.5 Allocate or provide support according to offenders’ needs, goals, and the suitability of available programs
  • 2.6 Gather information on offenders’ progress from a range of different sources and match it against the goals and action plan
  • 2.7 Negotiate changes or adjustments needed with the offender and other stakeholders
  • 2.8 Acknowledge and respond appropriately to offenders’ progress
  • 2.9 Document and report outcomes against goals and in line with organisational requirements
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
AUZ41 CSCINT003 Assist offenders to change drug and alcohol use Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
BIF1 CSC40122 Certificate IV in Correctional Practice Qualification