Inside Out: Legal education series for AOD workers

Overview

Workshop 1: Criminal Records: Big Picture Assessments

This is the first workshop of the ‘Inside Out’ series. If understanding criminal records is one of the requirements of your role, this workshop is for you.

Correctly interpreting a person’s criminal record can be complicated even for those with a legal background. There are different types of criminal records and the way that offences, court appearances and outcomes are formatted and recorded will vary.

Reading a criminal record correctly is an essential skill for all workers, particularly those involved in intake and the assessment of a person’s eligibility for a service. To support the sectors’ commitment to improving service access experiences for people from populations over-represented in the criminal justice system, this one-day workshop will provide both legal information and case study-based skills application and reflection sessions.

In the morning session, Helen Shaw experienced criminal law solicitor with the Community Legal Education Branch, Legal Aid NSW unpacks commonly used terms and formats in client’s records and refreshes our understanding of common charges, reporting responsibilities and legal considerations.  

The participants will have the opportunity to utilise case studies to workshop: -

• Application of the morning’s knowledge
• Criminal justice from a restorative and social justice lens
• Contexts for consideration
• Techniques for having conversations about a person’s record
• Trauma-informed approach to risk assessment

Who should attend?

This is a NADA member ONLY, in-person training event. It will not be recorded. THe maximum capacity for this event is 16 people. *Note: this will also include staff attending the event and facilitators in the numbers.

Please only register ONE person from ONE program. Workers involved in intake and those who supervise intake will be prioritised. If you are registering for someone else, please register in their name, list their role and any attendance needs and dietary requirements.

Other information

Please note if there is a lot of interest, we will endeavour to run it again in another location, subject to funding. To help us gauge interest, please register your interest for the training to be held in your area by emailing either Jennifer or Antonia.

You are welcome to arrive at 8.30am to get settled for the day. Teas & coffee will be available, or you may wish to purchase breakfast from the café downstairs on the Ground Floor.

Morning tea and lunch will be provided, please ensure your dietary requirements are clearly indicated on your registration. The workshop will be held at the NADA Training room at the NADA Office which is a 10-minute walk from Kings Cross Station

For more information

Please email Jennifer jennifer@nada.org.au and Antonia antonia@nada.org.au