SW 897 (3ON) - Special Topics in Social Work and Social Welfare

Spc Top/Forensic Mental Health

Durham   Health & Human Services :: Social Work
Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2021 - E-term III (01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   15  
CRN: 57163
Seminar for graduate students. Topics may include: A) Drugs and Chemical Dependency; B) Intimate Partner Violence C) Social Action in Education Settings D) Social Action in the Dominican Republic. May be repeated for different topics. Special fee.
Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Only listed majors in section: SOCIAL WORK, SOCIAL WORK ADV, SOCIAL WORK KIN, SOCIAL WORK MCH, SOCIAL WORK OL, SOCIAL WRK AD O
Attributes: Online (no campus visits), EUNH
Instructors: STAFF

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/19/2021 3/12/2021 Hours Arranged ONLINE
Additional Course Details: 

Forensic Mental Health blends the intricacies of law and mental health disorders with the understanding that each individual case is very unique and needs to be evaluated very carefully. This is a very informative, fast-paced and detailed course that is meant to give students samples of the Forensic and Mental Health worlds; how they complement each other and collide against each other. Throughout this course, students will learn the basics of identifying and reporting on childhood abuse, neglect and trauma related to safety and harm. Students will learn the differences between clinically and forensically interviewing victims, alleged perpetrators and collateral's for the sole purpose of information seeking. Students will conduct research on a serial killer of their choosing while making connections to any possible childhood trauma. Students will learn what is expected and acceptable in a court room regarding etiquette and proceedings when involved in a case as a professional and/or other participant.