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Forensic Psychology Course

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What will you learn?

Our outstanding Forensic Psychology Course has been specially written to enable anyone interested in learning about the use of psychological principles to understand the behaviour of criminals, and the value of psychology in detecting crime.

The best news is that this fantastic course requires no previous experience, and has no entry requirements. You just need a passion for the subject!

The course has been designed for someone without any prior knowledge of the subject and will allow the student to study the course at their own pace in their own home, emailed directly to your inbox. This course does not entitle you to work as a Forensic Psychologist, though will give you a solid knowledge base and an invaluable insight of child psychology without investing and committing a sizeable investment and time enrolling onto a college or university programme, the course gives you a great opportunity to test the water, and if you do enjoy it, you have a solid foundation. As after completing this course, you may wish to continue your training with a college or university to build a platform for your career.

Course Syllabus

What will I learn on the course?

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Module 1: Introduction to Forensic Psychology

4 parts

Part 1: Definition and Applications
Part 2: History of the Development of Forensic Psychology
Part 3: Key Concepts
Module 1 Assessment

Module 2: Research Methods in Forensic Psychology

5 parts

Part 1: Research Design and Methodology
Part 2: Research methods
Part 3: Applications in Forensic Psychology
Part 4: Key Concepts
Module 2 Assessment

Module 3: Theories of Offending

6 parts

Part 1: Introduction to Theories of Offending
Part 2: Theories and typologies of “non-sexual” violent offenders
Part 3: Theories and Typologies of Sexual Offending
Part 4: Theories and Typologies of Fire-Setting Behaviour
Part 5: Key Concepts
Module 3 Assessment

Module 4: Personal Attributes of Offenders

6 parts

Part 1: Personal Characteristics of Offenders
Part 2: Personality Disordered Offenders
Part 3: Psychopathic Offenders
Part 4: Mental Illness and Offending
Part 5: Key Concepts
Module 4 Assessment

Module 5: Forensic Psychology in Criminal Investigations – Offender Profiling

5 parts

Part 1: An Introduction to Offender Profiling
Part 2: Approaches to Offender Profiling
Part 3: (In)effectiveness of Offender Profiling
Part 4: Key Concepts
Module 5 Assessment

Module 6: Forensic Psychology in the Courtroom

5 parts

Part 1: Eyewitness Testimony
Part 2: Expert Witness Testimony
Part 3: Attitudes towards Victims
Part 4: Key Concepts
Module 6 Assessment

Module 7: Forensic Psychology in Practice

6 parts

Part 1: 'What works' Literature in Reducing Re-offending
Part 2: Interventions to Reduce Risk of Re-offending
Part 3: Incident Management
Part 4: Early trauma intervention
Part 5: Key Concepts
Module 7 Assessment

Who would benefit from the course?

This course is ideal for those that are either complete beginners to the field of Forensic psychology and are considering making a career change to become a Forensic psychologist, with the aim of getting an insight and understanding of Forensic psychology, or existing Forensic psychologists, teachers, coaches or trainers looking to reinforce their knowledge or to pick up some new skills. This course is also ideal if you are interested in a career in Forensic Psychology, though are unsure if you want to commit yourself financially and time wise to a full Forensic Psychologist qualification.

It is an excellent course for those expanding their knowledge of psychology or crime detection, crime prevention, or working with offenders.

Accreditations

The Forensic Psychology Course will take you up to 150 hours to complete, working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.

This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

Upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from ABC Awards and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £15).

ABC Awards is a leading national Awarding Organisation, regulated by Ofqual, and the Welsh Government. It has a long-established reputation for developing and awarding high-quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries.

This course has been endorsed under the ABC Awards and Certa Awards Quality Licence Scheme.

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