ARC Hounslow Criminal Justice Recovery Practitioner
JOB SUMMARY: To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team providing a range of specialist services to clients requiring assessments for DRR/ATR disposals and ensuring the appropriateness of the Order. To provide care to DRR/ATR service users with substance use issues, including alcohol, delivering evidence-based interventions such as harm minimisation, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, care planning, individual intervention, health education, detoxification programmes, mindfulness, counselling, and group work in both 1-1 and group settings. To prepare progress reports for the offender manager and Courts, and support/deliver structured day programmes. To contribute to sentence plans and breach proceedings where appropriate.
Build effective partnerships with prisons and courts to ensure timely responses, including appointments for prison releases and Through the Gate arrangements/escorts. Participate in multi-disciplinary meetings both on-site and in the community related to client management. Engage in safeguarding, MAPPA, MARAC & IDVSA processes, and information sharing protocols. Develop and strengthen partnerships and liaise with agencies such as prisons, police, NPS, CRCs, Liaison & Diversion Teams, mental health services, GPs, housing, ETE, and social services.
Continuously assess the psychological, emotional, social, and rehabilitative needs of clients, considering family and community contexts, and develop and evaluate care plans accordingly.
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