Postgraduate Course: Forensic Child & Adolescent Mental Health (Online) (CLPS11099)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course provides an introduction to the key theories and concepts of development, psychopathology and intervention within the context of youth justice, considering implications for policy and practice. |
| Course description |
Those under the age of 18 who present with high risk of harm to others or who are in contact with the youth justice system are more likely to have mental health difficulties, complex neurodevelopmental needs and psychosocial adversity than their peers in routine community samples (e.g., Centre for Mental Health, 2022; Local Government Association, 2022).
This course provides an introduction to the key theories and concepts of development, psychopathology and intervention within the context of youth justice, considering implications for policy and practice. Through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning activities (e.g., recorded lectures, interactive workshops, group work and discussions) the course offers students an opportunity to develop critical awareness and evidence-driven understanding of the complex relationship between exposure to the criminal justice system (as a victims, witness or perpetrator) and mental health in children and young people.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | As programme entry requirements (see https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/degrees/index.php?r=site/view&edition=2022&id=841). |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | As programme entry requirements (see https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/degrees/index.php?r=site/view&edition=2022&id=841). |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify, define, and analyse complex psychological models of youth offending and victimisation.
- Explain the complex links between theory, research, policy and practice in forensic child and adolescent mental health.
- Evaluate key diagnostic issues in working with children and young people in a forensic context, and discuss their impact on risk assessment and treatment/care planning.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the strengths and limitations of a range of research methodologies applied to forensic child and adolescent mental health.
- Critically apply theoretical arguments in forensic psychology to real-life case studies of children and young people.
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Reading List
Key Texts
Bailey, S., Chitsabesan, P., & Tarbuck, P. (Eds.). (2017). Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Meeting the Needs of Young Offenders. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9780511777127
Kennedy, Detullio, D., & Millen, D. H. (2020). Juvenile Delinquency Theory, Trends, Risk Factors and Interventions / by Tom D. Kennedy, David Detullio, Danielle H. Millen. (1st ed. 2020.). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38250-6
Though this course itself is not applied in nature, forensic child and adolescent mental health is a complex and practical area of psychology, and so students will also be encouraged to engage primary, peer-reviewed academic sources pertaining to the topics covered across the term.
Relevant Journals
The university subscribes to a number of journals which are relevant. There are also a wide host of appropriate journals that can be accessed both on and off campus. Some examples you may find useful are:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
Crime & Delinquency
Criminal Behaviour & Mental Health
The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology
Journal of Forensic Psychology Research & Practice
Victims & Offenders
Youth Justice
Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Critically analyse complex issues and relate these to a youth justice context;
2. Communicate, using appropriate methods, using a range of formats suitable for different audiences;
3. Communicate appropriately with peers and academic staff;
4. Undertake a critical evaluation of a wide range of data (both qualitative and quantitative);
5. Understand the limitations and strengths of structured assessment tools relevant to forensic contexts;
6. Take responsibility for their own learning;
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| Keywords | children,young people,offending,victimisation,forensic psychology |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Zara Brodie
Tel:
Email: Zara.Brodie@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | |
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