This module provides students with in-depth knowledge and understanding of assessment and treatment methods for people with IDD and forensic issues. It considers the definitions, measurement and epidemiology of challenging behaviour, the distinctions between challenging behaviour and offending, and the causes of challenging behaviour and offending behaviour. It also covers assessment, including rating scales, interviews and observations, for challenging and offending behaviour, and functional analysis for challenging and offending behaviour, treatment interventions (behavioural and cognitive behavioural approaches) for offenders with IDD in forensic and community settings, and risk assessment and risk management of offenders with IDD in forensic and community settings.
Total contact hours: 25
Private study hours: 75
Total study hours: 100
Autumn and Spring
100% coursework comprising:
Essay (3000 words) – 80%
Online quiz (1 hour) – 20%
Carr, A. (2007). The handbook of intellectual disability and clinical psychology practice. London, Routledge.
Emerson, E., Hatton, C., Dickson, K, Gone, R., Caine A. & Bromley, J., (2012). Clinical Psychology and People with Intellectual Disabilities. 2nd edition. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell
Lindsay, W.R. & Murphy, G H. (2015) The treatment and management of sex offenders. In: Lindsay, W.R. et al (Eds) Handbook on Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Wiley/Blackwell, Chichester (In press)
Lindsay, W., Hastings, R., & Beech, A. (2011). Forensic research in offenders with intellectual and developmental disabilities 1: prevalence and risk assessment. Psychology, Crime & Law, 17(1), 3-7
Lindsay, W., Hastings, R., & Beech, A. (2011). Forensic research in offenders with intellectual developmental disabilities 2: assessment and treatment. Psychology, Crime & Law, 17(2), 97-100
Lindsay, W.R. & Michie, A.M. (2013). What works for offenders with intellectual disabilities. In: L. A. Craig, T. A. Gannon, L. Dixon (Eds) What Works in Offender Rehabilitation: An Evidence-Based Approach to Assessment and Treatment
Tsakanikos, E. & McCarthy, J. (2014). Handbook of Psychopathology in Intellectual Disability. New York: Springer
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
• Demonstrate advanced understanding and critical awareness of the definitions (and distinctions between) challenging behaviour and offending
• Show in-depth and systematic knowledge of theories and concepts regarding the causes of challenging behaviour and offending in people with IDD
• State how to conduct advanced assessments for people with IDD at risk of offending, including demonstrating the ability to provide original insights
• Demonstrate critical understanding of how to construct an in-depth formulation for individuals with IDD and offending behaviour
• Critically discuss a variety of advanced treatment approaches for people with IDD and offending behaviour
• Demonstrate critical and systematic understanding of risk assessment and risk management for people with IDD and offending behaviour, including showing self-direction and originality in tackling and solving issues identified
On successfully completing the module students will also be able to:
• Use the research literature to gather in-depth information
• Critically interrogate government policy documents
• Integrate in-depth knowledge from different sources including their own experience
• Relate theory to practice in a critical manner
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