A range of topics including service provision and management, multi-disciplinary team working and public protection, the law and legal requirements, psycho-social interventions, support systems and aftercare, establishing evidence based (clinical or forensic) treatment groups, measurement of treatment efficacy, risk assessment and management, preparation and presentation of testimonial evidence for legal and quasi-legal purposes, types of offending (arson, violence, sexual offending, offences against children, organised crime, terrorism, drug-related offences and cyber-crime), survivors of crime, victim perpetrators, dispersal options, and coping before, during and after professional crises (e.g. assaults; suicides; hostage-taking).
Вступительные требования
Applicants must normally hold an Honours degree (2:2) of a recognised university or comparable institution, or must in other ways be qualified to be regarded by the University as equivalent to such graduates; candidates may be required to demonstrate competence as prescribed by the relevant professional body; mature students who do not possess the normal entry criteria may be able to study on this course if they can demonstrate evidence of post-graduate level academic skills and relevant experience.
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| Форма обучен.Вечернее |
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Продолж.Кол-во лет: 3 |
| Форма обучен.Дневное |
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Продолж.Кол-во мес: 12 |
The course focuses on clinical areas, such as the strengths and limitations of making/using standardised diagnoses, means of reliably assessing a range of ‘mental disorders’ or psychological difficulties using clinical and actuarial measures and an introduction to developing evidence-based individual and group therapeutic programmes; the latter includes an introduction to a range of treatment models, such as cognitive-behavioural, acceptance and commitment, dialectical behavioural and schema-focused therapies and their relationships with underpinning bio-psycho-social treatment philosophies; it also focuses on forensic areas, including an introduction to criminology and the criminal justice system (including diversion to secure and community mental health services), crime and mental health legislation, followed by information on how to make valid and reliable forensic assessments and an introduction to evidence-based criminogenic treatment interventions based on ‘what works’ literature and current forensic practice.
