Background
This topic explores how financial stress impacts justice affected individuals and is designed to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and confidence of professionals supporting people in custody and as they transition back into the community.
Who is this course for
This course is designed specifically for transitional managers, PSOs, reintegration officers, and other community workers who engage with prisoners or people who have left custody and are transitioning to community.
You will learn about
- What financial counsellors and capability workers do and how to refer to them
- Common financial problems prisoners (in custody and transitioning) face and how to recognise impacts on wellbeing
- Consent, privacy, and confidentiality requirements
- Ways to support basic financial literacy needs
- Facilitating accurate, complete, and timely referrals
- Impact of cultural, social, and other vulnerabilities
- Service limitations, wait times, operational barriers, and professional boundaries
- Complex issues e.g., gambling harm, redress payments, Public Trustee etc
- Preparing a money plan for release and linking people to ongoing services
What you will take with you
- Improved understanding of financial counselling roles and boundaries
- Deeper understanding of ways of working and professional assistance
- Knowledge about improving financial stability and wellbeing, contributing to safer, more confident transitions back into the community
- Personal notes and prompts to apply in the workplace
Want to take part?
Express your interest here – self enrolment available from 1 September 2026
