Develop a case plan for a newly sentenced offender

What is going on

Dean Callaghan, RC-118204, was sentenced on 1 September 2026 to three years and six months. His risk and needs assessment rates him medium risk of reoffending with criminogenic needs in alcohol use and anger management, a history of unstable housing and a reading level that makes long written material difficult. He has a partner and a young child in Cessnock and wants to keep contact. The alcohol and other drug program has a waiting list until November. His case plan is due by 29 September and the Offender Services Manager signs off on Thursday. He is on Unit 3 and can be interviewed in the unit interview room this afternoon.

Your brief

Draft a case plan for Dean Callaghan on the Offender Case Plan Template that turns his assessment into specific goals and interventions, take him through it in plain language and record his agreement, then update his record in Offender Case Management to Current with the next review date set.

Work through it

You do not need to do it all. Doing a few of these will show you what the work is like. Your ticks and notes stay on this device.

• Read the assessment summary in the Offender Case Management record and the Offender Welfare and Duty of Care Policy sections on responsivity and family contact.
• Draft three goals on the Offender Case Plan Template, each with a named intervention, a start date and a way to measure progress, allowing for the program waiting list.
• Plan the interview: how you will explain the plan given his reading level, and what questions you will ask about his own goals and family contact.
• Conduct or role play the interview, record his view and whether he agrees, and adjust the plan where his input is reasonable.
• Add the reintegration section covering accommodation, identification, income and family contact in Cessnock, with named community agencies and referral dates.
• Update the Offender Case Management record from Plan due to Current, set the next review date and add a note summarising the plan.
• Prepare a one paragraph sign-off note for the Offender Services Manager explaining how the plan addresses his risk and responsivity factors.

What someone in this role would produce

• Completed Offender Case Plan Template
• Interview plan and record of the offender's input
• Updated Offender Case Management record
• Sign-off note for the manager