Postgraduate - UnitFBS5009 - Introduction to forensic mental health care

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2012 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2012 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Ms Tessa Maguire

Synopsis

This unit will explore the social, political, legal, ethical and practice context of care for mentally disordered offenders. Clinical issues in forensic psychiatry and the needs of forensic mental health patients will be discussed. The knowledge and skills required by practitioners to assess and care for mentally disordered offenders will be developed.

Outcomes

Upon completion of this unit the student will be able to:

Identify the factors (including historic, social, legal, medical, ethical) that shape forensic mental health care;
Identify the specialist issues (including knowledge, skills, policy, practice, contextual) in forensic psychiatry;
Demonstrate the knowledge and skills required by forensic mental health practitioners in the assessment and care of mentally disordered offenders.

Assessment

Workshop/Alternative Assessment 10%
one case study (1500 words) 15%
one assignment (1500 words) 15%+ Essay (3500 - 4000 wds) 60%

Chief examiner(s)

Adjunct Associate Professor Trish Martin

Off-campus attendance requirements

One day on-campus workshop.

Prerequisites

Must be a registered nurse with a qualification in psychiatric nursing.