Assessor Resource
CSCINT001
Negotiate behaviour change
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
This unit describes the skills required to establish a working relationship with individual offenders in order to facilitate the setting and review of change goals according to agreed criteria.
Offenders' change goals may be in relation to their:
violent behaviour
sexual attitudes
employment skills and/or qualifications
social and life skills
drug/alcohol abuse or addiction
specific court and sentencing conditions
This unit describes the performance outcomes expected for those working in a custodial, community or supervision environment within correctional services.
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 contact with offenders.
A person undertaking this role would normally work autonomously with support from a range of established sources. The role is complex, drawing upon the candidate's extracting, extrapolating and inferencing skills.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to unit at the time of publication.
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