Prison—Aboriginal community controlled health organisation or Aboriginal medical service service provider type, occupation code (ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.2) N[NNN]{NN}

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	ACCHO/AMS service provider type
METEOR identifier:	624728
Registration status:	Health, Standard 28/04/2016
Definition:	The type of individual service provider providing Aboriginal community controlled health organisation (ACCHO) or Aboriginal medical service (AMS) services to a prison, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Prison—Aboriginal community controlled health organisation or Aboriginal medical service service provider type

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Classification scheme:

Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, 2013, Version 1.2

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

N[NNN]{NN}

Maximum character length:

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

This data element should be used in conjunction with the data element: Prison—Aboriginal community controlled health organisation or Aboriginal medical service visitation frequency, code N to gain information on the involvement of Aboriginal health services in the provision of general and mental health care to Indigenous prisoners.

Comments:

The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody recommended that corrective services, in conjunction with Aboriginal health services, should review and report upon the provision of health services to Aboriginal prisoners in correctional institutions and that this review should include, amongst other things, the involvement of Aboriginal health services in the provision of general and mental health care to Aboriginal prisoners (AIHW 2015).

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Reference documents:

AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) 2015. The health of Australia's prisoners 2015. Cat. no. PHE 207. Canberra: AIHW

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

Prison establishments NBEDS Health, Standard 28/04/2016

DSS specific attributes +

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on prisons receiving visits by an Aboriginal community controlled health organisation or an Aboriginal medical service.

DSS specific information:

The list of Aboriginal community controlled health organisation or Aboriginal medical service staff working in a prison and the duties performed by each includes:

CODE 1 Aboriginal health worker

Aboriginal health workers liaise with patients, clients, visitors to hospitals and other medical facilities and staff at health clinics, and works as a team member to arrange, coordinate and provide health care delivery in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community health clinics. Registration or licensing may be required. This permissible value maps to occupation 411511 (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

CODE 2 Medical practitioner

A Medical practitioner (GP) diagnoses, treats and prevents human physical and mental disorders and injuries. Registration or licensing is required. This permissible value maps to occupation 253111 (General Practitioner) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

CODE 3 Social worker

Social workers assess the social needs of individuals, families and groups; assist and empower people to develop and use the skills and resources needed to resolve social and other problems; and further human wellbeing and human rights, social justice and social development. Registration or licensing may be required. This permissible value maps to occupation 272511 (Social worker) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

CODE 4 Psychologist

Psychologists investigate, assess and provide treatment and counselling to foster optimal personal, social, educational and occupational adjustment and development. This permissible value maps to unit group 2723 (Psychologists) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

CODE 5 Counsellor

Counsellors provide information on vocational, relationship, social and educational difficulties and issues, and work with people to help them to identify and define their emotional issues through therapies such as cognitive behaviour therapy, interpersonal therapy and other talking therapies. This permissible value maps to unit group 2721 (Counsellor) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

CODE 6 Drug and alcohol worker

A Drug and alcohol worker provides support and treatment for people with drug and alcohol dependency problems, develops strategies which assist them to set goals and affect and maintain change, and provides community education. This permissible value maps to occupation 272112 (Drug and alcohol counsellor) of the ANZSCO classification scheme.

CODE 7 Other

Other includes other health service providers not classifiable in any of the above categories.