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Advanced Practice in Forensic Disability (CRIM90013)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
October
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
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This subject examines the theoretical and practical mechanisms underlying assessment and treatment in the forensic disability area. In addition students will be provided with clinically-oriented training in methods of management and rehabilitation, including the theoretical rationale underpinning these as well as techniques and outcomes of their practical application. Specific attention will be given to notable groups within the forensic disability field including sexual offending, non-sexual violent offending, arson and firesetting and substance abuse.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should have:
- An understanding of the general aims and techniques of forensic assessment
- Knowledge of theoretical and methodological issues associated with risk assessments and their application to the forensic disability client population
- Developed basic report writing skills and techniques
- An understanding of best-practice principles involved in management and intervention of forensic clients and a general understanding of different treatment paradigms
- An understanding of the theoretical and practical issues involved in the assessment and treatment of different forensic disability offender groups.
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject should have:
- Highly developed cognitive, analytic and problem-solving skills demonstrated through oral and written work
- Capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning
- Ability to incorporate theoretical principles and concepts into professional practice
- Ability to plan work and to use time effectively.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the SC-CRIMFD Specialist Certificate in Criminology (Forensic Disability)
Note: This is a MSPACE subject and has limited capacity in enrolment. 274AB Master of Criminology students may apply if there is capacity. Available enrolment will be announced via CANVAS. Master of Criminology students are expected to submit a 100 word statement outlining the reasons for willing to undertake this subject, and further selection will be done by the subject coordinator in conjunction with the Director of the Master of Criminology based on these statements.
AND
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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CRIM90012 | Introduction to Forensic Disability | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Individual written assessment, due at completion of delivery
| Due at completion of delivery | 75% |
Oral presentation: 20-25 minutes plus 5 - 10 minutes Q&A time; completed in class and in pairs, due during delivery
| Due during delivery | 20% |
Individual commentary - input throughout delivery | Throughout the teaching period | 5% |
Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures where offered. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
As a post-graduate course, this subject is not simply about clinical skill development. You should also be aiming at developing the conceptual and analytic tools which will provide you with the basis for critically appraising the clinical and research literature and applying it appropriately to your own area of practice or interests. This involves not only the preparation of written papers but also oral presentations and generally "thinking on one's feet".
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- October
Principal coordinator Francis Lambrick Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 40 hours of lectures/seminars/workshops Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 9 October 2024 to 18 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 11 October 2024 Census date 1 November 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 December 2024 Assessment period ends 20 January 2025 October contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject In addition to face-to-face teaching time of 48 hours, students should expect to undertake a minimum of 170 hours ops. research, reading, writing and general study to complete this subject successfully.
What do these dates mean
Visit this webpage to find out about these key dates, including how they impact on:
- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
W.R. Lindsay, L.A. Craig and D. Griffiths (Eds) (2019). The Wiley Handbook on What Works for Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An evidence-based approach to theory, assessment and treatment. John Wiley and Sons.
Articles and references will be given to students on the first day of the delivery of this subject.
- Links to additional information
Last updated: 31 January 2024