Graduate Certificate in Forensic Mental Health
Universidad Griffith
Tipo de institución: Universidad/Institución de Educación Superior
Nivel: Postgrado
CRICOS: 00233E
This degree provides a broad knowledge base in forensic mental health. It's delivered in collaboration with Queensland Health's Forensic Mental Health Service and offers professionals an introduction to working in this field. You will leave the program with research-based knowledge in forensic mental health and how it is applied in practice. A core part of this degree is the relationship between mental disorder and criminal offending. you will gain a critical appreciation of the issues involved in defining mental disorder and criminal behaviour, how they are classified and the major models for understanding both, including free will versus determinism, nature versus nurture, and person versus situation.
