❓ A parliamentary question is raised regarding the Department for Community Development's use of anger management courses, prompted by a case of child abuse. The response clarifies the provision and assessment processes for these courses, while noting data limitations.
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DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - ANGER MANAGEMENT COURSES
I refer to the report of the Select Committee on the Adequacy of Foster Care Assessment Procedures by the Department for Community Development. On page 82, case study 8 refers to a child who was subsequently emotionally abused by a relative carer being put with that carer despite the assessment report indicating there was discord in the extended family, including violence and substance abuse. The man was provided with an anger management course but still abused the child. (1) From 2001 to the present, how many clients have been sent to anger management courses? (2) Who provides these anger management courses? (3) What is the length of the course? (4) Who assesses whether the client is in need of an anger management course? (5) Is the client assessed by a departmental clinical psychologist before being sent on these basic courses? (6) The father of Wade Scale was sent on an anger management course by the department and the child died. Is an assessment undertaken to see whether a client is suitable for a basic anger management course? Hon KATE DOUST
I refer to the report of the Select Committee on the Adequacy of Foster Care Assessment Procedures by the Department for Community Development. On page 82, case study 8 refers to a child who was subsequently emotionally abused by a relative carer being put with that carer despite the assessment report indicating there was discord in the extended family, including violence and substance abuse. The man was provided with an anger management course but still abused the child. (1) From 2001 to the present, how many clients have been sent to anger management courses? (2) Who provides these anger management courses? (3) What is the length of the course? (4) Who assesses whether the client is in need of an anger management course? (5) Is the client assessed by a departmental clinical psychologist before being sent on these basic courses? (6) The father of Wade Scale was sent on an anger management course by the department and the child died. Is an assessment undertaken to see whether a client is suitable for a basic anger management course? Hon KATE DOUST
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(1) From 2001 to the present, how many clients have been sent to anger management courses? (2) Who provides these anger management courses? (3) What is the length of the course? (4) Who assesses whether the client is in need of an anger management course? (5) Is the client assessed by a departmental clinical psychologist before being sent on these basic courses? (6) The father of Wade Scale was sent on an anger management course by the department and the child died. Is an assessment undertaken to see whether a client is suitable for a basic anger management course? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(2) Who provides these anger management courses? (3) What is the length of the course? (4) Who assesses whether the client is in need of an anger management course? (5) Is the client assessed by a departmental clinical psychologist before being sent on these basic courses? (6) The father of Wade Scale was sent on an anger management course by the department and the child died. Is an assessment undertaken to see whether a client is suitable for a basic anger management course? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(3) What is the length of the course? (4) Who assesses whether the client is in need of an anger management course? (5) Is the client assessed by a departmental clinical psychologist before being sent on these basic courses? (6) The father of Wade Scale was sent on an anger management course by the department and the child died. Is an assessment undertaken to see whether a client is suitable for a basic anger management course? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(4) Who assesses whether the client is in need of an anger management course? (5) Is the client assessed by a departmental clinical psychologist before being sent on these basic courses? (6) The father of Wade Scale was sent on an anger management course by the department and the child died. Is an assessment undertaken to see whether a client is suitable for a basic anger management course? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(5) Is the client assessed by a departmental clinical psychologist before being sent on these basic courses? (6) The father of Wade Scale was sent on an anger management course by the department and the child died. Is an assessment undertaken to see whether a client is suitable for a basic anger management course? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(6) The father of Wade Scale was sent on an anger management course by the department and the child died. Is an assessment undertaken to see whether a client is suitable for a basic anger management course? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(1) From 2001 to the present, how many clients have been sent to anger management courses? (2) Who provides these anger management courses? (3) What is the length of the course? (4) Who assesses whether the client is in need of an anger management course? (5) Is the client assessed by a departmental clinical psychologist before being sent on these basic courses? (6) The father of Wade Scale was sent on an anger management course by the department and the child died. Is an assessment undertaken to see whether a client is suitable for a basic anger management course? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(2) Who provides these anger management courses? (3) What is the length of the course? (4) Who assesses whether the client is in need of an anger management course? (5) Is the client assessed by a departmental clinical psychologist before being sent on these basic courses? (6) The father of Wade Scale was sent on an anger management course by the department and the child died. Is an assessment undertaken to see whether a client is suitable for a basic anger management course? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(3) What is the length of the course? (4) Who assesses whether the client is in need of an anger management course? (5) Is the client assessed by a departmental clinical psychologist before being sent on these basic courses? (6) The father of Wade Scale was sent on an anger management course by the department and the child died. Is an assessment undertaken to see whether a client is suitable for a basic anger management course? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(4) Who assesses whether the client is in need of an anger management course? (5) Is the client assessed by a departmental clinical psychologist before being sent on these basic courses? (6) The father of Wade Scale was sent on an anger management course by the department and the child died. Is an assessment undertaken to see whether a client is suitable for a basic anger management course? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(5) Is the client assessed by a departmental clinical psychologist before being sent on these basic courses? (6) The father of Wade Scale was sent on an anger management course by the department and the child died. Is an assessment undertaken to see whether a client is suitable for a basic anger management course? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(6) The father of Wade Scale was sent on an anger management course by the department and the child died. Is an assessment undertaken to see whether a client is suitable for a basic anger management course? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(1) It is not possible to provide this information. Data for anger management is not distinguishable from the broader category of counselling services. Counselling may cover many target issues, including but not limited to post-trauma support, behavioural management, anger management and anxiety and depression management. (2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(2) Anger management courses are provided in the community by Anglicare through its Kinway agency, Centre Care and Relationships Australia. Individual intervention around anger management may be provided through these agencies and by clinicians within the Department for Community Development psychology assessment and treatment services or by the private clinicians registered with DCD. The Department of Corrective Services also provides programs aimed at reducing violence and anger in its populations. (3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(3) The length of the course varies according to the client’s needs and type of program. (4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(4) A client’s need for anger management is assessed at a number of levels. Within DCD, clients with a history of violent and angry outbursts will be considered by field staff as potentially benefiting from such a program. Some of these clients may have been assessed by departmental clinicians or private clinicians registered with DCD. These assessments may recommend some form of targeted intervention relating to anger and/or violence. An initial assessment of potential participants is conducted by non-government agencies prior to their admission to the program. (5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(5) There is no expectation that all potential referrals to group anger management and domestic violence programs will be assessed by departmental clinical psychologists. Assessments for suitability are carried out by the agencies that provide the services. (6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
(6) The answer to this question is provided in the previous responses.
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