Risk Assessment and Management in Forensic Mental Health
PostgraduateGRF-CCJ7492025
Research risk assessment approaches and evaluate their application. Gain the skills to articulate which tools and methods are appropriate for different situations. Learn how to use risk management strategies to inform decision your making.
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 14 July 2025
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Risk Assessment and Management in Forensic Mental Health
About this subject
After successfully completing this subject you should be able to:
- An overview of the considerations which shape risk assessment and management practices in forensic mental health;
- An understanding of the aims and utility of risk assessment and management;
- A knowledge of the main risk assessment approaches and an understanding of their application in forensic mental health of the most effective approaches;
- A knowledge of risk management strategies and applications in forensic mental health;
- Skills in evaluating which assessment tools and methods are appropriate for different situations;
- Skills in implementing risk management strategies using assessment information to inform decision making.
- Module 1 - Intro. & Approaches to Risk Assessment
- Module 2 - Utility and Application
- Module 3 - Risk Formulation
- Module 4 - Risk Management and Violence
- Module 5 - Other problem behaviour populations
The subject considers the most widely accepted approaches, in Forensic Mental Health (FMH), to risk assessment. Subject content primarily focuses upon the prediction of an individual's likelihood of harming other or being harmed by others. Risk and protective factors are examined beyond that of a present based individual level to include an understanding of developmental and environmental factors. The utility and applicability of different risk assessment tools is also considered as a component of an effective functional analysis and more broadly risk management in Forensic Mental Health.
- Major Essay (50%)
- Formulation Essay (30%)
- Online Test (20%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- GRF-FMH-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate in Forensic Mental Health
Elective
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2025 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Certificate in Forensic Mental Health
PostgraduateGRF-FMH-GCE
PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE