NS5363 - Forensic Psychopathology and Psychotherapy 1

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	National Priority Band
Administered by:	Discipline of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition

Available to Graduate Certificate of Forensic Mental Health students.

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 Outcomes

• to describe boundaries imposed by ethical and professional codes on the relationship between professionals and mentally ill offenders in their care;
• 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, 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 outline a range of theories accounting for the psychopathology of mentally ill offenders.

Prerequisites:

NS5360

Availabilities
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coordinator:	Professor Colin Holmes
Lecturer:	jc159085.
Contact hours:	80 hours
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	assignments.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.