Advanced Violence Risk Assessment and Management
36 hours
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Overview
This unit introduces students to the range of specific risk assessment tools that are available for different types of risk assessment (e.g., sexual offending, violent offending, and other offending). The unit will enable students to critically appraise the strengths and weaknesses of risk assessment tools, to generate violence risk formulations and to effectively communicate the results of risk assessments.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Analyse research evidence to determine the most appropriate risk assessment instrument in a particular case
- Appraise advanced knowledge to communicate a risk judgment in a best-practice manner
- Construct a violence risk formulation that is informed by theoretical models of violence risk formulation and research evidence of risk factors
Teaching methods
Hawthorn Online
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Workshop | 12.00 | 1 week | 12 |
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 11.50 | 12 weeks | 138 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case Vignette | Individual | 25% | 2,3 |
| Case Vignette | Individual | 40% | 2 |
| Research and Short Answer Questions | Individual | 35% | 1,2 |
Content
- Risk assessment considerations and communication
- Violence risk assessment
- Sexual offending risk assessment
- Other common problem behaviours and risk assessment
- Violence risk formulation
- Ethical issues in risk assessment
- Legal issues and risk assessment
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.