This course examines the current practices and techniques of interviewing and interrogation. Students will get a comprehensive understanding of the historical precedents set in this ever-changing field. The application of interviewing and interrogation is prevalent in a vast array of forensic settings including criminal investigations, psychological autopsies, behavioral analysis, workplace violence investigations, and military applications. The goal of interviewing and interrogation regardless of setting is information solicitation. Students will learn about the current practices and techniques of soliciting information which are most accepted by the relevant scientific community. Specific areas to be covered include learning the difference between interviewing and interrogation, interpretation of verbal and physical behavior, memory and false confessions, causes of denial, why people confess, how best to use evidence in the interrogation, psychological theoretical models of confession, and legal aspects. This course will also focus on the ethical considerations involved in interviewing and interrogation.

This course is intended to introduce the student to the basics of offender profiling as well as different methodologies and issues facing the field. The focus of this course will cover techniques of criminal profiling. Additional content areas include career paths in criminal profiling including professional organizations and affiliations relevant to criminal profiling, legal considerations, and professional ethics.

This course will examine the history and status of espionage and terrorism with a special focus on the psychological constructs underpinning motivations and actions. The phenomenon of non-state actors, volitional and ideational motivations, and current relevant scientific studies examining the role of psychological factors will be reviewed. Potential future concerns such as the role of terrorism and intelligence within online virtual worlds will also be explored.

Operational psychology is the application of psychology and scientific inquiry to the activities of national defense. This course examines the history, current trends, and future of operational psychology as a public service. Topics include roles of forensic mental health professionals in the military, government, and national security with a focus on psychological and ethical underpinnings of this field.

This course examines the role of mental health professionals in the police and public safety fields. Topics focus on psychological issues underpinning the core constructs of police work including assessments and evaluations of officers, culture of police work, and police policies and procedures. Additionally, the course addresses common stressors of police work, coping mechanisms, and special topics, such as suicide in the police force. The course also covers clinical services provided to officers, legal and ethical issues, and current research in the field of police psychology.

This course reviews key concepts to substance abuse counseling, including theoretical models for understanding and treating chemically dependent clients. Various screening and assessment tools, drug history, and interviewing skills are reviewed to help students assess the severity of addiction and develop an initial treatment plan. Treatment settings and interventions commonly used with chemically dependent clients are reviewed.

This course familiarizes the student with the following five areas: etiology and developmental issues of sex offense behavior; sex offender assessment; sex offender treatment interventions; criminal and legal issues related to sex offending; and program evaluation, treatment efficacy, and issues related to recidivism.

This course reviews the role of psychology and mental health professionals in correctional settings. Students will become familiar with a number of services that correctional mental health professionals provide, as well with general prison/jail security procedures. The study of correctional mental health services will include: conducting intake assessments, providing crisis intervention services, psychiatric services for mentally ill inmates, psychological treatment of emotional disturbance, rehabilitation of offenders, case management, and preparation for release within jail and prison settings. Additionally, the following areas related to general custody procedure will be reviewed: inmate classification, training and coordination with the multidisciplinary staff of jails and prisons, procedures and general security practices. This course will also provide an overview of correctional program development and evaluation.

This course will provide an overview of forensic assessment topics with an emphasis of relevant literature, theory, procedure and tools, including risk assessment, legal competencies and criminal responsibility. Topic areas will include types of intervention with adults and juveniles within the criminal justice setting including special offender populations.

This course provides an overview of forensic assessment topics, with an emphasis on the literature, theory, procedures, and assessment tools. Specific areas covered may include risk assessment, legal competency, polygraph use and criminal responsibility.

This course will provide an overview of forensic assessment topics with an emphasis of relevant literature, theory, procedure and tools, including risk assessment, legal competencies and criminal responsibility. Topic areas will include types of intervention with adults and juveniles within the criminal justice setting including special offender populations.

This course familiarizes the student with the following five areas: etiology and developmental issues of sex offense behavior; sex offender assessment; sex offender treatment interventions; criminal and legal issues related to sex offending; and program evaluation, treatment efficacy, and issues related to recidivism.

This course provides an overview of forensic assessment topics, with an emphasis on the literature, theory, procedures, and assessment tools. Specific areas covered may include risk assessment, legal competency, polygraph use and criminal responsibility.

This course reviews key concepts to substance abuse counseling, including theoretical models for understanding and treating chemically dependent clients. Various screening and assessment tools, drug history, and interviewing skills are reviewed to help students assess the severity of addiction and develop an initial treatment plan. Treatment settings and interventions commonly used with chemically dependent clients are reviewed.

This course familiarizes the student with the following five areas: etiology and developmental issues of sex offense behavior; sex offender assessment; sex offender treatment interventions; criminal and legal issues related to sex offending; and program evaluation, treatment efficacy, and issues related to recidivism.

This course reviews the role of psychology and mental health professionals in correctional settings. Students will become familiar with a number of services that correctional mental health professionals provide, as well with general prison/jail security procedures. The study of correctional mental health services will include: conducting intake assessments, providing crisis intervention services, psychiatric services for mentally ill inmates, psychological treatment of emotional disturbance, rehabilitation of offenders, case management, and preparation for release within jail and prison settings. Additionally, the following areas related to general custody procedure will be reviewed: inmate classification, training and coordination with the multidisciplinary staff of jails and prisons, procedures and general security practices. This course will also provide an overview of correctional program development and evaluation.

This course examines the role of mental health professionals in the police and public safety fields. Topics focus on psychological issues underpinning the core constructs of police work including assessments and evaluations of officers, culture of police work, and police policies and procedures. Additionally, the course addresses common stressors of police work, coping mechanisms, and special topics, such as suicide in the police force. The course also covers clinical services provided to officers, legal and ethical issues, and current research in the field of police psychology.

This course is intended to introduce the student to the basics of offender profiling as well as different methodologies and issues facing the field. The focus of this course will cover techniques of criminal profiling. Additional content areas include career paths in criminal profiling including professional organizations and affiliations relevant to criminal profiling, legal considerations, and professional ethics.

This course examines the current practices and techniques of interviewing and interrogation. Students will get a comprehensive understanding of the historical precedents set in this ever-changing field. The application of interviewing and interrogation is prevalent in a vast array of forensic settings including criminal investigations, psychological autopsies, behavioral analysis, workplace violence investigations, and military applications. The goal of interviewing and interrogation regardless of setting is information solicitation. Students will learn about the current practices and techniques of soliciting information which are most accepted by the relevant scientific community. Specific areas to be covered include learning the difference between interviewing and interrogation, interpretation of verbal and physical behavior, memory and false confessions, causes of denial, why people confess, how best to use evidence in the interrogation, psychological theoretical models of confession, and legal aspects. This course will also focus on the ethical considerations involved in interviewing and interrogation.

This course examines the current practices and techniques of interviewing and interrogation. Students will get a comprehensive understanding of the historical precedents set in this ever-changing field. The application of interviewing and interrogation is prevalent in a vast array of forensic settings including criminal investigations, psychological autopsies, behavioral analysis, workplace violence investigations, and military applications. The goal of interviewing and interrogation regardless of setting is information solicitation. Students will learn about the current practices and techniques of soliciting information which are most accepted by the relevant scientific community. Specific areas to be covered include learning the difference between interviewing and interrogation, interpretation of verbal and physical behavior, memory and false confessions, causes of denial, why people confess, how best to use evidence in the interrogation, psychological theoretical models of confession, and legal aspects. This course will also focus on the ethical considerations involved in interviewing and interrogation.

This course is intended to introduce the student to the basics of offender profiling as well as different methodologies and issues facing the field. The focus of this course will cover techniques of criminal profiling. Additional content areas include career paths in criminal profiling including professional organizations and affiliations relevant to criminal profiling, legal considerations, and professional ethics.

This course will examine the history and status of espionage and terrorism with a special focus on the psychological constructs underpinning motivations and actions. The phenomenon of non-state actors, volitional and ideational motivations, and current relevant scientific studies examining the role of psychological factors will be reviewed. Potential future concerns such as the role of terrorism and intelligence within online virtual worlds will also be explored.

Operational psychology is the application of psychology and scientific inquiry to the activities of national defense. This course examines the history, current trends, and future of operational psychology as a public service. Topics include roles of forensic mental health professionals in the military, government, and national security with a focus on psychological and ethical underpinnings of this field.

This course presents an intensive study, both theoretical and clinical, of the victim. This course will concentrate on the psychological impact of emotional, physical, sexual, or environmental victimization. Students will become familiarized with evaluation and treatment issues in working with victims. Additionally reviewed will be the manner in which social, legal, judicial, and treatment systems interact with victims. Special topic areas may include victim populations such as child victims, domestic violence survivors, war trauma, and political refugees.

This course will provide an overview of forensic assessment topics with an emphasis of relevant literature, theory, procedure and tools, including risk assessment, legal competencies and criminal responsibility. Topic areas will include types of intervention with adults and juveniles within the criminal justice setting including special offender populations.

This course is designed to explore the planning, development, implementation, evaluation and analysis of forensic programs and their operation: prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, training, custody programs, and the services provided to offender and victim populations. The course will focus on the application of scientific and empirical models to examine elements necessary for functional program design and the assessment of forensic programs, their organization, operation, cost-benefit analysis and management.

The basic theories, principles, and techniques of counseling, as well as applications to a variety of therapeutic settings, are explored. This course also focuses on personal theory construction, bias embedded in theory, cultural diversity, and ethical considerations.

This course provides an integration of counseling methods and strategies. The topics covered are interviewing, goal setting, creating a therapeutic alliance, and session structuring. Course includes an introduction to more advanced adult psychotherapy skills. Students will be introduced to three related methods of listening, focusing and interviewing with clients. Students will work with client vignettes and practice applying the learned skills to a variety of diagnoses and client situations.

This course provides a broad understanding of group development, dynamics, and counseling theories. Group leadership styles are discussed, in addition to basic and advanced group counseling methods and skills. Several different approaches to conducting group counseling are reviewed.