<p>NZQA Expiring unit standard 14865 version 5 Page 1 of 4</p><p>Title Demonstrate professional practice in a women's prison</p><p>Level 4 Credits 3</p><p>Purpose This unit standard is for people working as officers in a prison environment and covers professional practice in a women's prison.</p><p>People credited with this unit standard are able to:  demonstrate knowledge of issues relevant to women’s imprisonment;  apply best practice management in a women’s prison; and  maintain personal and team wellbeing in a women’s prison.</p><p>Classification Offender Management > Prisoner Management</p><p>Available grade Achieved</p><p>Explanatory notes</p><p>1 This unit standard is intended for workplace assessment.</p><p>2 Boundaries of unit standard This unit standard covers officers working in women’s prisons and does not cover officers working in men’s prisons.</p><p>3 References Corrections Act 2004; Corrections Regulations 2005; Crimes Act 1961; s Crimes of Torture Act 1989; is i Criminal Justice Act 1985; d rd Department of Corrections Code of Conduct; ar a Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; d d New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990; nan Parole Act 2002; ta t PS Operations Manual, Department s of Corrections, s g availableng at http://www.corrections.govt.nz/policy-and-legislation/ps-operations-manual.htmlit it inri ; Privacy Act 1993; nun irpi Sentencing Act 2002; us xpx and their subsequentis amendmentshi e or replacements.e ThT</p><p>The Skills Organisation Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018 SSB Code 100401 NZQA Expiring unit standard 14865 version 5 Page 2 of 4</p><p>4 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 prison- specific equipment, procedures, and processes.</p><p>Outcomes and evidence requirements</p><p>Outcome 1</p><p>Demonstrate knowledge of issues relevant to women’s imprisonment.</p><p>Evidence requirements</p><p>1.1 Define causes of women’s offending in relation to prison requirements.</p><p>Range includes but is not limited to – sexual abuse, domestic violence, alcohol and drug abuse, health issues.</p><p>1.2 Describe impact of societal influences on women’s criminal offending in relation to prison requirements.</p><p>1.3 Describe specific women’s gender issues that impact on a prison environment.</p><p>Range includes but is not limited to – pregnancy, babies and toddlers.</p><p>1.4 Describe specific management issues of women prisoners in relation to prison requirements.</p><p>Outcome 2</p><p>Apply best practice management in a women’s prison. s is id Evidence requirements rd r ada 2.1 Identify individual women’s imprisonmentnd issuesn and needs. a ta 2.2 Implement offender managementst plans s to addressg g identified issues and needs. t it n in 2.3 Apply Code of Conduct requirementsi n rini thei rcontext of women’s imprisonment issues and needs. nu i p us xpx ishi e e ThT</p><p>The Skills Organisation Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018 SSB Code 100401 NZQA Expiring unit standard 14865 version 5 Page 3 of 4</p><p>2.4 Identify and coordinate external individuals and agencies required to help implement operating requirements to ensure smooth implementation.</p><p>Range includes but is not limited to – health, medical, chaplain, programmes facilitator, Community Alcohol and Drug Services, Child Youth and Family Services, New Zealand Prisoner Aid and Rehabilitation Society; evidence of three is required.</p><p>2.5 Define team member roles and functions and implement them accordingly.</p><p>Outcome 3</p><p>Maintain personal and team wellbeing in a women’s prison.</p><p>Range health, training, individual, team.</p><p>Evidence requirements</p><p>3.1 Develop and implement coping and support strategies to ensure personal, mental, and physical wellbeing is maintained throughout work in a women’s prison.</p><p>3.2 Identify training requirements to work in a women’s prison and implement solutions with unit manager and other agencies to enhance personal performance.</p><p>3.3 Identify opportunities to support others in the team and implement them.</p><p>This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.</p><p>Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment s is Registration 1 29 June 1999 30 i Juned 2012 Revision 2 3 April 2001 d30r June 2012 ar a Review 3 25 July 2006 dnd 30 June 2012 Review 4 20 May 2011 na 31 December 2019 ta t Review 5 15 Septembers 2016 s g g31 December 2019 t it in in ni n ir ir Consent and Moderation Requirementsu u (CMR)p preference 0003 This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.dos x x . ishi e e ThT</p><p>The Skills Organisation Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018 SSB Code 100401 NZQA Expiring unit standard 14865 version 5 Page 4 of 4</p><p>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.</p><p>Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.</p><p>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.</p><p>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 (CMR). 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.</p><p> is is d d r ar dad nan ta t s s gng it it inri nun irpi us xpx ishi e e ThT</p><p>The Skills Organisation Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018 SSB Code 100401</p>