Elements and Performance Criteria
- Observe offender behaviour and presentation
- Note the offender’s emotional state within the context of known personal history and circumstances.
- Observe and note the offender’s physical presentation.
- Note discrepancies and inconsistencies in offender behaviour.
- Research and check information about the offender’s history, behaviour and emotional state from analysis of his/her information and behaviour and from offender files and reports.
- Make a general assessment of functioning according to recognised criteria and note indicators of impairment.
- Use a range of communication strategies to discover offender’s experiences, attitudes and needs.
- Analyse nature and degree of risk
- Check and confirm offenders' understanding of the nature of their circumstances using a range of communication and analysis strategies.
- Explore offenders' perceptions of their capacity to influence the situation and evaluate this for realistic and effective expectations.
- Assess offenders' abilities and skills to handle or function within their situation and evaluate this for degree of risk to health and welfare.
- Assist offenders to identify current factors that would work for or against change and assess them for significance to programs and services.
- Explore and determine offenders' perceptions of the roles of influential and relevant people and systems.
- Identify and acknowledge offenders' capacity to recognise and understand their situation and adapt according to new requirements and perceptions of the correctional environment.
- Identify offenders' motivation to change and assess this according to level of reality, expectations and experiences.
- Determine intervention
- Identify intervention strategies based on offenders' ability and potential to cope with their situation.
- Make recommendations on intervention strategies and referral based on offenders' risk factors and the nature of the offending behaviour.
- Negotiate conditions of intervention with key people, agencies and offenders in a manner that encourages agreement and cooperation.
- Provide advice and information to offenders using appropriate manners of communication.
- Record all relevant information and case notes about offenders in offenders' files and report to other agencies.
- Observe offender behaviour and presentation
- Note the offender’s emotional state within the context of known personal history and circumstances.
- Observe and note the offender’s physical presentation.
- Note discrepancies and inconsistencies in offender behaviour.
- Research and check information about the offender’s history, behaviour and emotional state from analysis of his/her information and behaviour and from offender files and reports.
- Make a general assessment of functioning according to recognised criteria and note indicators of impairment.
- Use a range of communication strategies to discover offender’s experiences, attitudes and needs.
- Analyse nature and degree of risk
- Check and confirm offenders' understanding of the nature of their circumstances using a range of communication and analysis strategies.
- Explore offenders' perceptions of their capacity to influence the situation and evaluate this for realistic and effective expectations.
- Assess offenders' abilities and skills to handle or function within their situation and evaluate this for degree of risk to health and welfare.
- Assist offenders to identify current factors that would work for or against change and assess them for significance to programs and services.
- Explore and determine offenders' perceptions of the roles of influential and relevant people and systems.
- Identify and acknowledge offenders' capacity to recognise and understand their situation and adapt according to new requirements and perceptions of the correctional environment.
- Identify offenders' motivation to change and assess this according to level of reality, expectations and experiences.
- Determine intervention
- Identify intervention strategies based on offenders' ability and potential to cope with their situation.
- Make recommendations on intervention strategies and referral based on offenders' risk factors and the nature of the offending behaviour.
- Negotiate conditions of intervention with key people, agencies and offenders in a manner that encourages agreement and cooperation.
- Provide advice and information to offenders using appropriate manners of communication.
- Record all relevant information and case notes about offenders in offenders' files and report to other agencies.