CSCINT007Use group processes to address offending behaviour

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What an assessment for CSCINT007 must cover

58 assessable components: 3 elements (18 performance criteria), 9 performance evidence and 31 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Assess offenders’ needs and programs

  • 1.1Assess referred offender’s suitability for the program based on their history and background.
  • 1.2Use information about offenders to allocate them to a group according to needs of the offenders and conditions of the programs.
  • 1.3Identify the need for additional groups or programs and check with program purpose and resources.

2 Design and coordinate a program of activities

  • 2.1Check current time commitments and resources for flexibility and capacity to expand.
  • 2.2Check the objectives, outcomes and processes of group programs for consistency with the organisation’s policies and objectives and program outcomes.
  • 2.3Plan a structured sequence of activities and timetable to achieve the objective of the group program within the resources available.
  • 2.4Consult team members for feedback on the planned program and indications of support.
  • 2.5Identify resources needed for the program and allocate according to priorities and availability.

3 Manage process and outcomes of the group

  • 3.1Provide information to group in a language and style they will understand.
  • 3.2Negotiate group rules and confirm agreement with group to encourage commitment, cooperation and active participation.
  • 3.3Check the background of members of the group for indicators of concerns, patterns of behaviour, strengths and barriers and consider these in the approach taken.
  • 3.4Encourage members of groups to take responsibility for agreement on objectives, targets and outcomes.
  • 3.5Plan the location of the group meetings to promote comfort, trust, privacy, energy and focus.
  • 3.6Direct the strengths and energy of the group to maintain positive direction, cooperation and achievements.
  • 3.7Encourage active participation and appropriate responses and model positive behaviour through the selection of effective communication techniques.
  • 3.8Monitor behaviour and mood of members for signals, and anticipate and provide appropriate responses.
  • 3.9Provide clear and relevant information to the group at a suitable language and comprehension level.
  • 3.10Analyse own values for their impact on own attitudes and interactions to detect and avoid bias.

Performance evidence

  • using complex communication strategies to have a positive impact on group dynamics and process
  • planning group-based programs strategically to achieve program outcomes
  • creating an environment for motivation, cooperation and behaviour change
  • using offender information for assessment of needs and issues
  • assessing offending background and behaviour for potential for group intervention and group assignment
  • encouraging the expression of issues, concerns, problems and developments and the positive benefits of change
  • analysing behaviour and experience for the cause of unacceptable behaviour and potential problems
  • analysing and responding to group dynamics
  • using a range of strategies to give direction and leadership, maintain motivation and purpose and achieve specified outcomes

Knowledge evidence

  • principles of communication for specified outcomes, including:
  • empathetic listening
  • meaning and impact of body language
  • effect of tone of voice
  • use of reframing concepts
  • eye contact
  • interpreting hidden and complex messages
  • use of paraphrasing
  • giving feedback
  • effects of open questions
  • use of reflection, review and debriefing
  • use of role play and scenarios in group work
  • one-way and two-way communication
  • facilitation of interaction and participation
  • principles of group dynamics and interaction, including:
  • effect of process
  • differentials in power
  • empathy and identification
  • engineering engagement
  • trust building
  • challenging
  • principles of interviewing and counselling
  • issues that relate to the common focus of the group, such as:
  • drug use and addiction
  • anger and violence
  • domestic violence
  • sexual offences
  • emotional and social development
  • sentencing conditions and requirements
  • principles of learning, behaviour and attitudinal change
  • understanding of own values and attitudes and their impact on own work and relationships

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