NS5363:03
Forensic Psychopathology and Psychotherapy 1
| External | HECS Band 1 |
80 contact hours. Semester 2.
Available to Graduate Certificate of Forensic Mental Health students.
Staff: Professor C Holmes.
Biological, psychological, psychodynamic and social theories of psychopathology in mentally ill offenders. Assessing mentally ill offenders. Assessing risk and dangerousness and predicting violence. Treatments used in forensic psychiatry. Clinical, ethical and professional aspects of the relationship between mentally ill offenders and professionals.
Learning Objectives:
- to outline a range of theories accounting for the psychopathology of mentally ill offenders;
- to describe, critically evaluate and apply a range of general assessments to mentally ill offenders, as well as assessments specifically for use with mentally ill offenders, including methods for assessing risk and dangerousness and predicting violence;
- to give a broad overview of the types of treatments employed in forensic psychiatric services;
- to describe particular psychotherapeutic strategies employed in the care of mentally ill offenders, including art therapy, drama therapy, writing therapies, psychotherapies, counselling, social skills training and other innovative approaches;
- to describe boundaries imposed by ethical and professional codes on the relationship between professionals and mentally ill offenders in their care.
Assessment by two assignments (50% each).