PY6121 - Working with Forensic Clients

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Arts & Social Sciences

This subject explores the communication and micro skills necessary to work with forensic clients such as victims, witnesses and offenders. Key themes to be addressed include the problems of client reluctance and resistance in both interviewing and therapeutic contexts. Students will take part in practical exercises designed to assist them gain a greater awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses in working with clients. The subject also includes reviews of the legislation governing the practice of psychology (including ethical issues) and examines the issues relating to dealing with clients from other cultures.

Learning Outcomes

• to identify personal strengths and weaknesses in interviewing;
• to learn strategies for dealing with resistant subjects;
• learn how to apply the relevant legal and ethical frameworks relating to professional practice;
• to learn strategies for dealing with clients from other cultures.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

PY5013

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Face to face teaching 26-Feb-2009 to 09-May-2009 (Workshop 1 will be 26-28 Feb & Workshop 2 will be 7-9 May)
Coordinator:	Ms Beryl Buckby
Lecturers:	Ms Beryl Buckby, Professor Russell Hawkins.
Contact hours:	42 hours workshops/Seminars
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.