GPSY 840 - Correctional Psychology

2 credit(s)
The purpose of this course is to provide a framework for understanding practicing clinical psychology in a correctional setting and guidance to how to manage the ethical and legal-clinical conflicts inherent in these systems. Further, the course will review core areas in correctional psychology related to complex psychopathology, treatment modalities, and populations likely to be encountered. Students will become versed in the varied issues facing psychologists working in correctional psychology in order to better serve and study within this environment.
Prerequisite(s): GPSY 736.