Wayback Ltd is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation organisation and charity which have been successfully operating since 1969. The organisation deals primarily with the criminal justice system, offering both a residential and non-residential rehabilitation program that is based on harm minimization. Clients are generally motivated to succeed and can have some challenging behaviours to change.
Whilst on placement students will be paired into couples and will be trained to co-facilitate group therapy sessions on a variety of issues. The majority of clinical hours are through group work facilitation. Students are also required to liaise with the clients on a casual basis to gain trust and rapport with them. This is the way to gain one to one counselling sessions as all students must undertake a minimum of 15 hours one to one counselling over the duration of placement.
Placement details:
There are 6 opportunities available as follows:
- Monday only, 2 positions
- Tuesday and Friday, 2 positions
- Wednesday and Saturday, 2 positions
Students who choose to attend on a Wednesday MUST attend on Saturday also. This means that you will graduate with a higher number of placement hours and clinical experience of any other student – increasing your experience for your resume and job hunting.
Information Session:
Student Placement Application Open
Date:
Student Placement Application Close
Date:
Interview Date:
Orientation Day:
Commencement Date:
Completion Date:
Thursday, 11th March at 10.45 a.m. to 12.15 a.m.
ACAP Campus, Level 5 Training Room 10
Friday 12 th March
Monday 23 rd March 17.00 p.m.
Tuesday 31 st March
Thursday, 30th April at Wayback Ltd, Harris Park
Week of 4 th May 2015
Week of 14 th December 2015

Important information:
- Students are required to supervise the urine testing for clients of their gender, just as all other staff members do.
- Students who will fill the Monday student placement positions will have to complete 3 extra days within Wayback in order to meet student placement requirements.
- Once or twice during the placement students will accompany a staff member on house visits after hours up to 10pm. Students should make arrangements for safe transport.
- All students required to work at least one Thursday during their placement to attend a
Clinical Staff Meeting.
- Students must have completed the unit ‘Alcohol and Other Drugs’ or will enroll in it concurrently with placement.
- The Group Work unit is highly recommended.

Wayback
Expression of Interest Form
Student Name
Student Number
Course
I understand that this is a challenging placement with clients who are mandated to participate at Wayback by the department of criminal justice.
I am applying for placement on: (Please tick)
Mondays only
Tuesdays and Friday
Wednesday and Saturday
A) I have completed the unit Alcohol and other Drugs; or
B) I am currently enrolled or will enroll in Term 2, 2015
C) I have completed or will enroll in the unit ‘Group work’
I understand that supervising urine tests with clients of same sex is one of the placement requirements
I understand I will be required to attend an evening shift 3pm – 10pm at least twice throughout the placement
I understand I will need to attend at least
one Thursday for a Clinical Staff Meeting
I can attend Orientation Day on Thursday,
30th April
My placement is due to commence during the week of 4 th May 2015 and finish during the week of 14 th December 2015 and I am available to attend for the duration of placement, including the Trimester break.
As the Wayback program is designed around student facilitation of groups, students can miss no more than 2 days of placement.
(Please tick)
Option A
Option B
Yes No

1.
Why do you want to undertake your placement at Wayback?
2.
What do you think would be the key challenges or personal challenges of a placement with Wayback?
3.
What experience do you have which you think would be beneficial for a placement with
Wayback?
4.
Any further information which may be relevant to your selection for this placement.
Student Signature Date