Postgraduate - UnitFBS5003 - Mental health and the correctional system

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 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
Organisational Unit	School of Psychological Sciences
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2015 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Ms Teresa Flower

Synopsis

This unit is designed to assist professionals working within both Correctional Services and Mental Health Services to develop a better understanding of the causes of conflict between the two systems, the issues that underpin such conflict and to develop ways of more effectively working at the interface of these two systems. The unit is also designed to equip professionals with a deeper understanding of the role of mental health clinicians and the clinical challenges associated with working within the correctional system.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Discuss various theories relating to the purpose and role of imprisonment;
Identify challenges associated with the assessment and management of mental health issues in correctional settings;
Summarise the specific mental health needs of minority populations in correctional settings;
Describe appropriate systemic and clinical responses to the challenge of self harming behaviours in custody.

Assessment

Workshop presentation/alternative assessment (10%)
Applied learning exercise (30%)
Essay (60%)

All assessments must be passed to pass the unit.

Chief examiner(s)

Professor David Kissane

Off-campus attendance requirements

Two day on-campus workshop.