Assessment Requirements for CSCINT010 Assess offender risks and needs

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for CSCINT010 Assess offender risks and needs

Modification History

Release 1. This is the first release of this unit of competency in the CSC Correctional Services Training Package Release 4.0

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on two separate occasions and include:
checking and analysing information for assessment and identification of risks and needs adapting service or program responses to identified needs giving feedback on expectations collaborating with offender to implement identified goals agreements and outcomes identifying limits of role and referring to appropriate services as required.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:
relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures related to offender management code of conduct duty of care offender management system effective verbal and nonverbal communication techniques and strategies strategies to determine indicators of risk, responsivity and need indicators of risks to offenders including: suicide and self-harm mental health factors drug and substance use risk from others risk to others sexual abuse anger management domestic family violence nature of the offence media attention or public interest potential for repeat offence and re-offending trauma history mental health factors family crisis cultural and diversity factors housing/homelessness partner agencies intervention strategies analysis strategies.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment. Assessment must satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence and all regulatory requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment. Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations. Where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated workplace operational situations that reflect workplace conditions. Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate. Resources for assessment must include access to: a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations acceptable means of simulation assessment applicable documentation, including workplace procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals relevant materials, tools, equipment and PPE currently used in industry.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=114e25cd-3a2c-4490-baae-47d68dcd2fde