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Forensic practice consists of health and human service workers who occupy and come into contact with professions found in corrections and parole, child welfare and protection, and mental health and well-being.
What You Will Learn
This program encompasses criminal and civil matters, interventions with violent offenders, issues of child maltreatment, assessing parenting capacity and substance abuse. Forensic practice is multidisciplinary in nature, a combination of areas such as social work, criminology, psychology, psychiatry, nursing, child development and other related academic disciplines.
Three New Specializations in Forensic Practice
We created these specialized forensic certificates to offer personalization and flexibility to all students. A majority of the courses are now offered online, as well as in the evenings, allowing students to co-ordinate their schedules accordingly. This programming will also be of interest to seasoned professionals working in a range of health and human services agencies who wish to refine their skills in the area of forensic practice.
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Who Will You Become
Forensic practitioners are employed by a variety of agencies including the Children's Aid Society, Children's Mental Health Ontario, the Canadian Judicial System, the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, the Hospital for Sick Children, the William Osler Health System, as well as Peel, Toronto and York Regional Police. Employment may be found in other professions/areas such as private attorneys, divorce mediation services, juvenile offenders' facilities, dual diagnosis services, secure custody settings, family services associations, victim services organizations, psychiatric facilities, family court clinics and agencies serving various multicultural communities.
Faculty Bio - Robin Wilson (Forensic Practice - All Streams)
Robin J. Wilson, Ph.D., ABPP is a researcher, educator, and board certified clinical psychologist who has worked with sexual and other offenders in hospital, correctional, and private practice settings for more than 28 years. He maintains an international practice in consulting and clinical psychology and is a professor (Adjunct) of forensic practice at Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning in Toronto, ON. Dr. Wilson’s interests are focused on collaborative models of risk management and restoration as persons of risk are transitioned from institutional to community settings. He has published over 85 scientific articles, book chapters, and other monographs and has presented internationally on the diagnosis and treatment of social and sexual psychopathology. Dr. Wilson is the president of the Florida Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers and is the elected southern regional representative on the Board of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA). Dr. Wilson is presently the editor of the ATSA Forumand sajrt.blogspot.com, in addition to being on the editorial boards of several scholarly journals.
Required Courses
Course Name | Course Code |
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Court Preparation and Testimony | FSW 5002 |
Introduction to Forensic Practice | FSW 5001 |
Elective Courses
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Self Care and Burnout Prevention | FSW 5003 |
Substance Abuse and Impulse Control | FSW 5012 |
Trauma and Grief Interventions | FSW 5027 |
Mental Health Issues in Forensic Practice | FSW 5028 |