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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Assess offenders’ needs and programs
   • Assess referred offender's suitability for the program based on their history and background.
   • Use information about offenders to allocate them to a group according to needs of the offenders and conditions of the programs.
   • Identify the need for additional groups or programs and check with program purpose and resources.
2. Design and coordinate a program of activities
   • Check current time commitments and resources for flexibility and capacity to expand.
   • Check the objectives, outcomes and processes of group programs for consistency with the organisation’s policies and objectives and program outcomes.
   • Plan a structured sequence of activities and timetable to achieve the objective of the group program within the resources available.
   • Consult team members for feedback on the planned program and indications of support.
   • Identify resources needed for the program and allocate according to priorities and availability.
3. Manage process and outcomes of the group
   • Provide information to group in a language and style they will understand.
   • Negotiate group rules and confirm agreement with group to encourage commitment, cooperation and active participation.
   • Check the background of members of the group for indicators of concerns, patterns of behaviour, strengths and barriers and consider these in the approach taken.
   • Encourage members of groups to take responsibility for agreement on objectives, targets and outcomes.
   • Plan the location of the group meetings to promote comfort, trust, privacy, energy and focus.
   • Direct the strengths and energy of the group to maintain positive direction, cooperation and achievements.
   • Encourage active participation and appropriate responses and model positive behaviour through the selection of effective communication techniques.
   • Monitor behaviour and mood of members for signals, and anticipate and provide appropriate responses.
   • Provide clear and relevant information to the group at a suitable language and comprehension level.
   • Analyse own values for their impact on own attitudes and interactions to detect and avoid bias.
4. Assess offenders’ needs and programs
   • Assess referred offender's suitability for the program based on their history and background.
   • Use information about offenders to allocate them to a group according to needs of the offenders and conditions of the programs.
   • Identify the need for additional groups or programs and check with program purpose and resources.
5. Design and coordinate a program of activities
   • Check current time commitments and resources for flexibility and capacity to expand.
   • Check the objectives, outcomes and processes of group programs for consistency with the organisation’s policies and objectives and program outcomes.
   • Plan a structured sequence of activities and timetable to achieve the objective of the group program within the resources available.
   • Consult team members for feedback on the planned program and indications of support.
   • Identify resources needed for the program and allocate according to priorities and availability.
6. Manage process and outcomes of the group
   • Provide information to group in a language and style they will understand.
   • Negotiate group rules and confirm agreement with group to encourage commitment, cooperation and active participation.
   • Check the background of members of the group for indicators of concerns, patterns of behaviour, strengths and barriers and consider these in the approach taken.
   • Encourage members of groups to take responsibility for agreement on objectives, targets and outcomes.
   • Plan the location of the group meetings to promote comfort, trust, privacy, energy and focus.
   • Direct the strengths and energy of the group to maintain positive direction, cooperation and achievements.
   • Encourage active participation and appropriate responses and model positive behaviour through the selection of effective communication techniques.
   • Monitor behaviour and mood of members for signals, and anticipate and provide appropriate responses.
   • Provide clear and relevant information to the group at a suitable language and comprehension level.
   • Analyse own values for their impact on own attitudes and interactions to detect and avoid bias.