14619 version 3 Page 1 of 4 Identify and manage at risk prisoners Level 3 Credits 8 Purpose This unit standard is for people working as corrections officers in a prison and covers the identification and management of at risk prisoners. People credited with this unit standard are able to: – interview prisoners; – identify at risk prisoners; – establish and implement at risk management plan in a prison; and – monitor risk in a prison. Subfield Offender Management Domain Prisoner Management Status Registered Status date 25 July 2006 Date version published 25 July 2006 Planned review date 31 December 2011 Entry information Prerequisite: Unit 14620, Respond to safety and security situations in a prison, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills. Accreditation Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry. Standard setting body (SSB) ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference 0003 This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do. Special notes 1 This unit standard is intended for but not restricted to workplace assessment. The range statements across the unit standard can be applied according to enterprise specific equipment, procedures, and processes. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 14619 version 3 Page 2 of 4 2 Performance in relation to the elements and performance criteria must comply with current legislation, policies, and procedures, including: Corrections Act 2004; Corrections Regulations 2005; Crimes Act 1961; Crimes of Torture Act 1989; Criminal Justice Act 1985; Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990; Parole Act 2002; Policy and Procedures Manual, Department of Corrections, available at http://www.corrections.govt.nz/public/policyandlegislation/ppm/ Privacy Act 1993; Sentencing Act 2002; other related Acts and regulations and their subsequent amendments or replacements. 3 Reference to terms, procedures and specifications in this unit standard includes documented procedures and specifications relevant to the workplace in which assessment is carried out. 4 All work practices shall meet documented enterprise quality management requirements, including the documentation of activities, events, and decisions. 5 This unit standard includes new prisoners and existing prisoners. 6 Assessment should be against the documented national policies and procedures and prison specific procedures. Elements and performance criteria Element 1 Interview prisoners. Range previous history, new arrival risk assessment form. Performance criteria 1.1 Interview is conducted in accordance with established procedures and policies. 1.2 Interview identifies previous problems, immediate prisoner behaviour, cultural issues, concerns and issues, and physical signs in accordance with interview checklist. 1.3 Interview ensures safety and security of prisoner is maintained in accordance with legal, and prison requirements. 1.4 Other individuals required during the interview and screening process are identified, and contacted in accordance with established procedures. Range medical, social worker, chaplain, Māori, networks. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 14619 version 3 Page 3 of 4 Element 2 Identify at risk prisoners. Range suicide, self-harm, drug and alcohol, risk from others, informant, existing prisoners, new sentences, realisation of being sentenced, premenstrual tension (PMT), medical conditions, other relevant information. Performance criteria 2.1 At risk prisoners are identified from interpretation of presented information in accordance with at risk procedures and checklist. 2.2 Other individuals involved in the at risk identification process are identified, consulted, and their opinions considered in accordance with established procedures and policy. Range unit managers, other corrections officers, medical, social workers, cultural nominee, chaplain. Element 3 Establish and implement at risk management plan in a prison. Range prisoner management plan, segregation, observation. Performance criteria 3.1 Plan is established and implemented in accordance with the Policy and Procedures Manual requirements. 3.2 Individuals and agencies involved in the establishment and implementation of the plan are identified and consulted in accordance with established procedures. Range 3.3 medical, forensic, psychiatric services, control and restraint, case officer, unit manager. All personnel are made aware of the at risk plan and its implications in accordance with established procedures. Range hand over meetings, log book, diary, file notes, information books. 3.4 Amendments and changes to the plan are made in accordance with established procedures, and in consultation with others involved in the implementation of the plan. 3.5 Plan is produced and stored in accordance with established policies and procedures. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 14619 version 3 Page 4 of 4 Element 4 Monitor risk in a prison. Range changes in behaviour, placement, medication, observations, attitude. Performance criteria 4.1 At risk prisoners are monitored in accordance with the at risk management plan and established prison policies and procedures. 4.2 Risk information is recorded in the required format and is complete, concise, accurate, and legible. 4.3 Changes in risk status are identified, recorded, and processed in accordance with established procedures, and protocols. Please note Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment. Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards. Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards. Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements. Comments on this unit standard Please contact the ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation reviewcomments@etito.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016