Making changes

• Reach:

  SA

• Focus area:

  Mainstream

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

Making changes is a general offending program designed to assist male and female offenders in adopting an offence-free lifestyle. The program aims to increase participant's understanding of what led them to offending and to understand points where different choices could have been made.

The program is divided into three phases. Offenders will be assessed to determine which phases will best assist in developing or strengthening an offence free life. The topics covered in the program include:

• core beliefs and cognitive distortions
• managing emotions
• substance use
• relationships and social functioning
• communication and conflict resolution
• empathy and victim awareness.

Department of Correctional Services South Australia abstract

Contacts

Department for Correctional Services South Australia
400 King William St
Adelaide SA 5000
PO Box 1747
Adelaide SA 5001
Email: dcs@sa.gov.au

Links

• View information: Making changes program
• View contact details: Department of Correctional Services South Australia
• View website: Department of Correctional Services South Australia