Forensic Mental Health
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| PSTY4080 | Psychiatry and Applied Psychology | 4 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- PSTY4080
- School
- Psychiatry and Applied Psychology
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This module explores mental health conditions in the context of forensic psychological theory and practice.
Target Students
Doctorate in Forensic Psychology, MSc Forensic and Criminological Psychology
Classes
- One 4-hour lecture each week for 10 weeks
Assessment
- 70% Coursework 1: 3000 word max case formulation
- 30% Coursework 2: 1000 word max reflective report
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
This module aims to provide students with knowledge about the range of mental health conditions experienced by victims and offenders, including neurodevelopmental conditions and co-morbid conditions such as autism, alcohol and drug abuse, anxiety disorders. This module also aims to develop students’ knowledge and critical understanding about approaches to assessment and formulation. Through the research-informed teaching and practice-based assignment, students will demonstrate their familiarity with the processes and tools of assessment.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding:
Knowledge and critical understanding of organisational structures, cultures, systems, and practice and ethical issues in forensic psychology
Knowledge and critical understanding of the application of forensic psychology to victims, offenders, communities and society, including approaches to assessment, formulation and interventions
Intellectual skills:
Demonstrate an ability to take an evidence-based approach to problem-solving, by applying research findings to real-world problems in forensic psychology.
Demonstrate an ability to make articulate conclusions on the basis of incomplete, contested or ambiguous data
Professional/Practice Skills
An ability to take a reflective and ethically sound approach to research and practice, applying relevant professional practice, conduct and governance frameworks (e.g., BPS, HCPC), and maintaining appropriate professional boundaries
An ability to gather, synthesise and present complex forensic psychological information to a range of audiences
An ability to make decisions about assessments and interventions in forensic psychology, taking into account the strengths and weaknesses of approaches
To be aware and apply the ethical and professional considerations of forensic practice
Transferable/Key Skills
Skills to communicate effectively (verbally and non-verbally) for a range of audiences in the context of formal written assignments and oral presentations
Ability to independently plan, reflect upon and manage self-learning and postgraduate level research.
Conveners
- Ms Harriet Dymond