The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has developed best practice guidance for probation staff on the effective commissioning, management and delivery of a range of interventions for alcohol misusing offenders.
The guidance is likely to be of interest to all those who commission, manage or deliver interventions to offenders with alcohol problems. It is also provides comprehensive outlines of the various alcohol treatment and intervention approaches and their relevance to correctional services. The comprehensive guidance is available as a single document or as separate sections:
Download the full NOMS Alcohol Interventions Guidance or chapters:
- 1-Introduction
- 2-Commissioning
- 3-Targeting
- 4-Screening and assessment
- 5-Court proposals
- 6-Delivery
- 7-Sentence management
- 8-Addressing diversity
- 9-Compliance and enforcement
- 10-Testing
- 11-Continuity of care
- 12-Partnership working
- 13-Training
- 14-Performance management
- Annex A-Alcohol Interventions Pathway - Community
- Annex B-Alcohol Interventions Pathway- Custody
- Annex C-Alcohol Best Practice Projects Summary
The NOMS Alcohol Interventions Guidance updates Annex B to PC 57/2005, Managing the Alcohol Treatment Requirement (ATR), to better reflect 'Models of Care for Alcohol Misusers' (MoCAM) and the 'Review of the Effectiveness of Treatment for Alcohol Problems' (here). It also addresses the main operational issues raised in the recently published research report, 'Evidence based practice? The National Probation Service’s work with alcohol misusing offenders', available here on the Ministry of Justice website.
The guidance was developed by the NOMS Interventions & Substance Misuse Group (NOMS ISMG). For further enquiries email Robert Stanbury, Strategic Development Manager, NOMS Interventions & Substance Misuse Group.
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