NS5365 - Ethical Considerations in Forensic Mental Health

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:

Available to Graduate Diploma of Forensic Mental Health students.

The ethical basis of psychiatric systems as they apply to forensic services and the relationships between ethics, law and social policy. Ethical aspects of the treatment and punishment of mentally ill offenders. Mentally ill offenders and evil. Mental illness, psychopathy and morals. Ethical aspects of working with mentally ill offenders.

Learning Outcomes

• to critically discuss contemporary concepts of security, control, treatment, advocacy and patient empowerment as they apply in forensic settings;
• to critically discuss ethical aspects of psychiatric systems as they apply to forensic services and of treatment and punishment of mentally ill offenders and as they are reflected in law and social policy;
• to critically discuss the concept of psychopathy and its moral implications;
• to critically evaluate concepts of evil and their relationship to serious offending by mentally ill people, including the mad bad debate;
• to describe the ethical obligations of professionals working with mentally ill offenders, including the response to carer guilt and anger.

Prerequisites:

NS5360

Availabilities
, Study Period 1
Census Date 31-Mar-2005
Coordinator:	Professor Colin Holmes
Contact hours:	80 hours
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	.

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