HHS212 Forensic Mental Health (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health (NRMIH)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject introduces students to the notion of forensic mental health care. It enables students to have a broad understanding of the forensic services including mental health care. The focus is upon the type of clients, disorders and treatment modalities available for forensic clients within the corrections health service. This subject explores the issues of 'death in custody' in relation to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people. This allows the opportunity to discuss the pertinent issues involved in the delivery of forensic mental health care for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander clients. Appropriate sections of the 'Mental Health Act' and the 'Prisons Act' will be discussed.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2013.Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: HHS212
Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Health Science (Mental Health) course, and Indigenous students enrolled in welfare programs
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
be able to define and discuss the term 'forensic' and 'forensic mental health care';
be able to define who are the forensic clients;
be able to identify and discuss the type of services provided by the Correctional Health Services for forensic clients;
be able to discuss how and why the forensic mental health services differ in comparison to mainstream mental health services;
be able to identify and discuss the salient factors associated with the notion of 'death in custody' as related to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander forensic clients;
be aware and discuss their own life experiences and how they impact on the issue of forensic care for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander clients;
be able to describe appropriate sections of the 'Mental Health Act' and the 'Prisons Act' associated with forensic mental health;
be able to translate the knowledge and skills gained in forensic mental health into practice.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
What is Forensic Mental Health Care/Forensic Medicine? The Prisons Act 1952 The NSW Mental Health Act Deaths in Custody especially related to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody 1991 The Role of mainstream Corrections Health Services within Australia The Role of the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Mental Health Worker in Correction Services Health Needs of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Forensic clients Working with Families
Residential School
This subject contains a compulsory 4 day residential school.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.