Professional practice recommendations
| Resources | Recommendations for practitioners |
|---|---|
| Internal (personal) | |
| Neurodiversity knowledge | Custody practitioners should acquire neurodiversity knowledge to assist their understanding of the characteristics and needs of ND detained persons |
| Skills and strategies (communication and practical) | Custody practitioners should draw upon neurodiversity knowledge to inform the communication and practical strategies they employ with ND detainees, and to complement personal characteristics of patience and empathy |
| Confidence/self-efficacy | Custody practitioners should integrate and use neurodiversity knowledge and associated skills/strategies to build their confidence in their work with ND detainees |
| External (work) | |
| Training | Custody practitioners should have access to neurodiversity training, to develop and promote knowledge, skills/strategies and confidence/self-efficacy |
| Environmental adjustments | Custody practitioners need resources to adjust and adapt the custody environment (e.g. lighting, cells, separate rooms for risk screening, etc.) to support ND detainees |
| Systemic support | Custody practitioners need resources which rely on more systemic factors – such as time with ND detainees, and access to relevant support services (e.g. appropriate adults) |
| Resources | Recommendations for practitioners |
|---|---|
| Neurodiversity knowledge | Custody practitioners should acquire neurodiversity knowledge to assist their understanding of the characteristics and needs of |
| Skills and strategies (communication and practical) | Custody practitioners should draw upon neurodiversity knowledge to inform the communication and practical strategies they employ with |
| Confidence/self-efficacy | Custody practitioners should integrate and use neurodiversity knowledge and associated skills/strategies to build their confidence in their work with |
| Training | Custody practitioners should have access to neurodiversity training, to develop and promote knowledge, skills/strategies and confidence/self-efficacy |
| Environmental adjustments | Custody practitioners need resources to adjust and adapt the custody environment (e.g. lighting, cells, separate rooms for risk screening, etc.) to support |
| Systemic support | Custody practitioners need resources which rely on more systemic factors – such as time with |
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