Minority Populations in Forensic Mental Health

• • Module 1: Special Needs of Minority Populations in Forensic Mental Health
  • Module 2: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People - FMH
  • Module 3: People with Cultural and Language Differences - FMH
  • Module 4: Women - FMH
  • Module 5: People with an Intellectual Disability - FMH
  • Module 6: Adolescents - FMH
  • Module 7: Elderly - FMH

Equivalent subjects

You cannot enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• GRF-MCCJ7105

Special requirements

No special requirements

It is conservatively estimated that 70% of forensic mental health (FMH) clients in Australia are males of functioning intelligence who have English as their preferred language and who align themselves with the dominant Australian culture. As they comprise such a large proportion of the FMH client group, the majority of resources and interventions are targeted towards them. This then means that there are a number of minority populations within FMH, who without our intentional investment and understanding would not receive effective assessment, intervention and management. This subject examines the special needs of these minority FMH groups, namely the specific needs of the elderly, adolescents, women, people with an intellectual disability, people of a different culture or language, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Assessment details will be advised at the beginning of the subject offering.

• Online Discussion (20%)
• Case Study (40%)
• Case Study 2 (40%)