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Postgraduate Course: Working with mentally disordered persons within the criminal justice system (SCWR11021)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryA substantial amount of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is dedicated to dealing with mentally disordered persons (MDOs), who become involved with criminal proceedings. The Mental Health Care and Treatment Act (Part V111) inserts provisions into the Criminal Proceedings Act 1995 (Part V1) for a person who has or appears to have a mental disorder to receive medical treatment at various stages of the criminal justice process (pre-trial, trial, post trial and final disposal). As such there are a number of statutory duties and best practice issues for MHOs involved in working with mentally disordered offenders. In essence the statutory duties placed upon MHOs are the same after someone has been made subject to a Compulsion Order or a Compulsion Order with a Restriction Order, as they are after someone has been made subject to civil detention e.g. Compulsory Treatment Order.
This element of the training will address the relevant law/policy, address issues of risk and consider in detail the role and responsibilities of the MHO
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Apply knowledge and understanding of mental disorder in relation to offending behaviour, in work with mentally disordered persons in the context of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 and the Criminal Procedures (Scotland) Act 1995.
  2. Demonstrate knowledge and awareness of issues relating to equality, diversity and social work values.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMrs Vicky Soutar
Tel: (0131 6)50 8427
Email: Vicky.Soutar@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Dave Nicol
Tel: (0131 6)51 1485
Email: dave.nicol@ed.ac.uk
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