PSYC 8260 Seminar: Handling High Risk Psychological Cases
Review of the theoretical, ethical, and legal aspects of the process of determining dangerousness or high risk. Discussion of the methods of evaluation, diagnosis, and psychological management of these groups. Among the topics that will be discussed in this seminar are persons with crisis situations, suicide attempts, victims of crime or violence, persons with self control problems, survivors of catastrophic events, persons with limiting or terminal diseases and aggressors, among others.