Specialist Certificate in Criminology (Offender Management)

The Specialist Certificate in Criminology (Offender Management) is a course focused on effective management and supervision of offenders in a correctional or justice setting, including sexual offenders. You will learn about the nature and complexities of sexual and violent offending, approaches to working with offenders to support their development, and gain practical skills in the assessment and the effective management of complex and difficult offender populations.

This course was developed in response to a request by Corrections Victoria to offer accredited training in the area of offender management, and it remains the only course of its kind in Australia.

This course is designed to provide an understanding of sexual and violent offending pathways, risk, and the effective management of offenders in a correctional or criminal justice setting.

The course provides knowledge and skills relating to:

• The nature and complexities of sexual and violent offenders
• An understanding of risk and risk assessment
• The value and utility of strengths focussed approaches to offender management
• Effective and informed case management practices
• Self-care strategies to develop resilience.

Students who complete the course should be able to:

• Demonstrate a depth of knowledge about the nature and complexities of sexual and violent offenders and offending patterns and propensities
• Understand the professional and practice context for sexual and violent offender treatment and management
• Acquire skills in interacting with offenders in a way that supports their own motivation to commence and maintain change; and
• Understand the importance of self-care strategies in professional practice.
• Demonstrate a depth of knowledge about those factors that lead to desistance in sexual and violent offenders
• Understand the core professional and practice skills for working with sexual and violent offenders.

It takes about 20 minutes to complete the form using the online application system. You can save your work in progress and complete the application at a later date.