NZQA registered unit standard
19307 version 4
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Title
Use active management in a prison environment
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
3
This unit standard is for people working in a prison environment
and covers active management principles and working to
support prisoners working with their offender plans.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
 demonstrate knowledge of active management principles in
a prison environment; and
 support a prisoner to address his or her needs in accordance
with the offender plan.
Classification
Offender Management > Prisoner Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
Version 4 of this unit standard was republished to correct an error in the range statement
for the evidence requirement for 1.2.
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This unit standard is intended for workplace assessment.
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References
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;
Privacy Act 1993;
PS Operations Manual, Department of Corrections, available at
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/policy-and-legislation/ps-operations-manual.html;
Sentencing Act 2002;
and their subsequent amendments or replacements.
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Definitions
case manager – the industry accepted term for the officer who manages an offender
plan within prison services.
offender plan – the tool used to manage all phases of a prisoner’s sentence whilst in
the correctional system.
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Assessment range
a Performance of the outcomes of this unit standard must meet all the principles of
behaviour and criteria as detailed in the Prison Services Operations Manual
(PSOM), Department of Corrections (available at
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/policy-and-legislation/ps-operations-manual.html),
the Department of Corrections Code of Conduct, other documented national
policies and procedures, and prison-specific procedures.
b The range statements in this unit standard must be applied according to prisonspecific equipment, procedures, and processes.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of active management principles in a prison environment.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Define active management in accordance with the Prison Services Offender
Management Manual.
1.2
Explain the component parts of active management and how they apply to the
role of an officer.
Range
1.3
knowledge, communication, responsiveness, exerting influence.
Explain pro-social modelling and how it is demonstrated in accordance with the
Prison Services Offender Management Manual.
Outcome 2
Support prisoner to address his or her needs in accordance with their offender plan.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Maintain a positive relationship with the prisoner through regular informal
meetings to promote behaviour change, and provide feedback and guidance in
support of offender plan activities.
2.2
Respond to prisoner enquiries about their offender plan clearly, concisely, in a
way that is consistent with the plan and relevant legislation, and check
understanding with the prisoner.
2.3
Respond to prisoner incidents, processes and circumstances in a timely,
targeted and effective way to ensure progress towards achieving planned
activities.
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2.4
Identify obstacles to progress and propose and implement appropriate problemsolving strategies.
strategies may include but are not limited to – decision grid,
informal meetings;
evidence of two is required.
Range
2.5
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Provide feedback on a prisoner to his or her case manager using relevant
documentation.
Range
activity progress form, file notes.
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 November 2002
30 June 2012
Review
2
25 July 2006
30 June 2012
Rollover and
Revision
3
19 March 2010
30 June 2012
Review
4
20 May 2011
N/A
Republished
4
18 August 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0003
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR 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.
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation (ETITO)
reviewcomments@etito.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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