For those who are currently employed in, or who desire to be employed in, a forensic setting:
Structured Assessment of Protective Factors training day at the University of Manchester on the 24 February 2012.
Help instructions and guidance notes for applying online
Interview dates to be confirmed later in the year.
Optional modules are also available and include CBT and family interventions.
Professor Jenny Shaw (Professor of Forensic Psychiatry)
"In the North West alone, there are specialist adult and adolescent forensic services covering Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire, including Ashworth high-secure hospital.
There are many forensic mental health professionals in the North West and beyond working in a range of services, and the need for a higher degree in forensic mental health has never been greater, especially with the advent of the Bradley Report.
I am very happy to recommend the MSc Forensic Mental Health here at the University of Manchester as a programme to address the training needs of a range of staff working with mentally disordered offenders."
Dr Josanne Holloway (Service Director and Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist / North West Adult Forensic Mental Health Services / Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust)
"There is a real demand for specific forensic mental health training programmes that are provided by experts in the field who have current real-time clinical experience.
We welcome the development of the MSc in Forensic Mental Health and we are very pleased to be working in partnership with the University of Manchester in providing a flexible, skills-based programme to equip staff with advanced knowledge and skills to meet the challenges of providing modern forensic services."
Professor Louis Appleby (National Clinical Director for Health and Criminal Justice)
"Good forensic mental health care is a key part of a modern mental health service. In recent years, the resources in forensic services - staff and beds - have greatly increased.
At the same time, people working in general mental health settings have become aware of the need to link to forensic services for the good of patients who need both - something highlighted in the recent Bradley Report.
The new Forensic Mental Health masters course should provide an excellent opportunity for staff to develop competencies in this specialist field."
Malcolm Rae OBE FRCN (Former Nurse Advisor Department of Health / Currently Independent Health Care Advisor)
"In my experience as a manager of Forensic Services, as a Department of Health policy advisor and investigator on behalf of the Care Quality Commission, I was delighted to be made aware of this innovative Specialist Forensic Masters programme. This has the potential to enhance both the abilities of staff and enrich the quality and safety of forensic service."
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