Please see all available programs below, and click on their titles to visit the corresponding websites for more information.
Program name and provider | Program description and aims | Program structure and dosage | Where the program is operating |
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General offending programs | |||
Making Choices Provider not specified | Making Choices is a moderate intensity women’s program for female prisoners that addresses general offending behaviour. The program uses a range of treatment methods effective in reducing recidivism, including relapse prevention planning, problem solving, safety planning, mood management techniques and the use of cognitive behavioural methods. | Support matched to different presenting needs, may include a few months before release and a few months post release. | Tasmania Women’s Correctional Centres. |
Work skills and traineeship programs | |||
Time to Work (Employment Services provided by Career Employment Australia Ltd) 13 providers deliver the service. Their details are available on the website link provided. | The Time to Work Employment Service assists sentenced Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners to access support for employment and reintegration into the community upon their release from prison. | Must be sentenced and within 2 to 4 months of their release from prison. Sessions and formats differ. | Available in all States. |