Certificate IV in Correctional Practice - CSC40115

TasTAFE

Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS: 03041M

This qualification reflects the role of individuals employed in the supervision and management of offenders and detainees. It allows for the attainment of general competencies or specialisation in dog handling, supervision and leadership, case management, community or emergency response streams. The general qualification covers competencies that reflects advanced practice and greater team leadership roles of experienced individuals. The case management specialisation covers the competencies required by individuals responsible for case management of offenders in custodial or community settings. The community specialisation covers the competencies required by individuals responsible for supervising offenders directly or indirectly in the community and within specified parameters of responsibility defined by work activities, or by the complexity of assessment offenders' needs and risks.The dog handling specialisation covers the competencies required by individuals responsible for the maintenance of canine health and welfare and the utilisation of canines for detection and security purposes. The emergency response specialisation covers the competencies required by individuals responsible for responding to and supervising serious incidents or events that occur within custodial settings. The supervision specialisation covers the competencies required by individuals responsible for supervising staff and/or offenders in the correctional environment.Statutory/legislative requirements apply to this qualification and may vary across states and territories. Users are required to check with the relevant jurisdiction for current requirements.Additional qualification advice Where a defined specialisation is completed as detailed below, the resultant testamur can be titled: Certificate IV in Correctional Practice (field of study) e.g. Certificate IV in Correctional Practice (Supervision).

Structure

  • 12 units: 4 core
  • 1 unit
  • 7 elective

Subjects

  • Support group activities
  • Provide support to offenders in Aboriginal and Torres Strait communities
  • Assist offenders to change drug and alcohol use
  • Contribute to workplace safety
  • Lead team effectiveness
  • Conduct interviews
  • Contribute to work unit planning
  • Select dogs
  • Provide emergency response to dangerous incidents
  • Manage conflict through negotiation
  • Train dogs in agility work
  • Develop work priorities
  • Protect the safety and welfare of vulnerable offenders
  • Supervise community work programs
  • Establish and monitor a case plan
  • Maintain the health, safety and welfare of offenders
  • Establish and maintain networks
  • Assist offenders to change behaviour
  • Undertake case management
  • Manage dogs for security purposes
  • Support offender to maintain positive relationships
  • Manage own professional development in responding to domestic and family violence
  • Gather and report complex information
  • Prepare stimulus aids for use with dogs
  • Manage security
  • Monitor performance and provide feedback
  • Maintain the health and welfare of dogs
  • Assess offender risks and needs
  • Prepare, maintain and test response equipment
  • Report to a formal inquiry
  • Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
  • Treat operational risk
  • Work effectively with people with a disability
  • Implement planned approach to offender management
  • Coordinate a work team
  • Plan and monitor escorts
  • Use firearms
  • Identify risk and apply risk management processes
  • Provide workplace mentoring
  • Manage threatening behaviour
  • Participate in incident briefing, debriefing and analysis
  • Monitor control room operations
  • Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
  • Protect the safety and welfare of Aboriginal and Torres Strait offenders
  • Lead effective workplace relationships
  • Work effectively with culturally diverse offenders and colleagues
  • Train detector dogs
  • Work effectively in mental health
  • Prepare reports for justice agencies
  • Train dogs for response and control
  • Provide brief intervention
  • Monitor and review security systems
  • Manage complex supervision
  • Provide guidance and counsel
  • Protect and preserve incident scene
  • Supervise occupational health and safety practices
  • Organise and chair meetings
  • Negotiate behaviour change
  • Provide support services to clients

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