Forensic Intervention Services student placement program

A rewarding career in forensic rehabilitation starts here

Forensic Intervention Services has a strong history of providing tertiary students opportunities to progress towards a successful and long-lasting career in forensic rehabilitation. 

If you have a strong passion for holistic and integrated clinical practice and service delivery for people in the justice system and are looking to jump-start your career in the public sector, we want to hear from you. 

About Student Placements

A student placement with Forensic Intervention Services offers individuals an opportunity to explore and develop the necessary skills required for a successful career in forensic rehabilitation, gaining first-hand experience working in a service that delivers best-practice, clinical services to people in prison and in the community. 

As a clinical placement student, you’ll engage in service delivery through forensic clinical observations, case formulation, and group-based treatment, all while supported by expert staff through clinical supervision and professional development. 

As a non-clinical placement student, you’ll gain an understanding of the professional practice settings of a forensic environment, while learning about the broader legislative and judicial systems that frame service delivery within these forensic environments. Students may also be engaged in projects that work towards improving service delivery through research and evaluation.

Benefits

Gain unmatched experience in a unique forensic environment, including: 

• opportunities to develop the forensic clinical skills required to deliver effective intervention services to people convicted of sexual, violent, or alcohol or other drug (AOD) based offending*
• regular contact with expert clinical staff to support the translation of forensic and clinical theory into practice*
• opportunities to learn about forensic clinical practice and service delivery within prisons, and the broader community
• opportunities for non-clinical placement students to engage in projects, or research, that work towards improving service delivery
• opportunities to develop an understanding of the government, legislative and judicial systems that frame service delivery
• opportunities to learn about best practice principles and ethical practice standards that underpin service delivery
• access to supplementary learning opportunities through world class training and professional development.

*for clinical placement students only.

Most importantly, play a pivotal role in the rehabilitative journey of people engaged with our services. 

Eligibility Criteria

Clinical Student Placement 

To be eligible for a clinical student placement, students should ideally have previous clinical experience, or will be undertaking their final placement in a clinical, post-graduate degree in one of the following disciplines: 

• psychology
• social work 
• occupational therapy 
• mental health nursing.

Students must also be available to undertake placement on a part-time basis from two to three days per week, and ideally have capacity to travel to various locations to undertake their placement (e.g. Grampians region, Barwon South-West region, Loddon Mallee region).

Non-Clinical Student Placement 

To be eligible for a non-clinical student placement, students must be undertaking either an undergraduate or post-graduate degree in any of the following, or related, disciplines:

• community services 
• criminology 
• criminal justice
• law
• legal studies 
• social work 
• public policy
• psychology.

Students must also be able to complete a minimum of 200 hours of placement within their relevant degree and be available to undertake placement on a part-time basis from two to three days per week. Exceptions to these arrangements are strictly by negotiation and cannot be guaranteed.

How to Apply 

Students interested in a student placement can apply via the button below.

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