Intervention with Perpetrators

Code:

P712

Acronym:

IA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2010/2011 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIPSI	55	Official Curricular Structure 2007/2008	2	-	3	33	81
			3
			4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

At the end of the semester students should be able to do the following:
- Know the most important theories, causes, dynamics and consequences of violence and victimization, as well as understand the interactional dimensions of the phenomena;
- Understand the specific dynamics of family violence;
- Acquire the basic knowledge and understanding necessary for the psychological and psychosocial intervention process with physical and sexual offenders, among others, as well as in cases of violence inside and outside the family circle;
- Acquire knowledge and understanding in other related domains (for ex.: Law and Criminology);
- Be able to developed intervention skills in various professional contexts, such as prison facilities, juvenile re-education institutions, psychological counseling services, police institutions or community projects, as well as to be able to acquire skills to work in multidisciplinary teams;
- Understand the interaction between intervention with victims and intervention with offenders.

Program

- Violence, aggression and victimization;
- Criminal violence; primary and secondary criminalization;
- Main psychological, psychosocial and criminological theories explaining violence and aggression;
- Types of violence; contexts and forms of victimization;
- Particular types of sexual crimes – rape and sexual abuse. Child sexual abuse versus pedophilia;
- Domestic and marital violence;
- Child and youth maltreatment;
- Assessment methods and psychological and psychosocial intervention with offenders (youth/adults) – an overview of international and national perspectives;
- Special topics in intervention models with offenders of domestic/marital violence and with sexual offenders;
- Specificity of the intervention with juvenile sexual offenders;
- Punishment, psychotherapy and social rehabilitation.

Mandatory literature

Manita, Celina; A intervenção em agressores no contexto da violência doméstica em Portugal : estudo preliminar de caracterização, Lisboa : Comissão para a Igualdade e para os Direitos das Mulheres, 2005. ISBN: 972-597-269-4
Hampton Robert L. ed. lit.; Substance abuse family violence and child welfare. ISBN: ISBN 0-7619-1458-7
Wolfe David A.; Child abuse. ISBN: ISBN 0-8039-2833-5
Geffner, R.A & Rosenbaum, A. (Eds.); Domestic Violence Offenders. Current Interventions, Research, and Implications for Policies and Standards, New York: The Haworth Press., 2001
Hersov L.A.; Aggression and anti-social behaviour in childhood and adolescence. ISBN: ISBN 0-08-021810-5
Pryor, D.W.; Unspeakable acts. Why men sexually abuse children, New York: New York University Press., 1996
Hasselt Vincent B. Van ed. lit.; Handbook of family violence. ISBN: ISBN 0-306-42648-X
Finkelman Byrgen ed.; Child abuse. ISBN: ISBN 0-8153-1818-9
Lee, M.Y; Sebold, J. & Uken, A.; Solution-focused treatment of domestic violence offenders, New York: Oxford University Press, 2003
Paymar, M.; Violent No More. Helping Men End Domestic Violence, Alameda: Hunter House., 2000
Budrionis Rita; The^sexual abuse victim and sexual offender treatment planner. ISBN: 0-471-21979-7

Complementary Bibliography

Wiehe Vernon R.; Understanding family violence. ISBN: ISBN 0-7619-1645-8
Salter, Anna C; Treating child sex offenders and victims : a practical guide., London : Sage Publications, 1988. ISBN: 0-8039-3182-4
Pallone, N.J.; Young Victims, Young Offenders. Current Issues in Policy and Treatment, New York: The Haworth Press., 1994
Cicchetti Dante ed. lit.; Child maltreatment. ISBN: ISBN 0-521-37969-5
Knutson John F.; The control of aggression. ISBN: ISBN 0-202-25077-6
Bloomquist Michael L.; Helping children with aggression and conduct problems. ISBN: 1-57230-748-X
Salter, A.C.; Pedofilia e outras agressões sexuais, Lisboa: Ed. Presença, 2003
Lee-Chai Annette Y.; The use and abuse of power. ISBN: ISBN 1-84169-023-6
Briggs David; Managing men who sexuality abuse. ISBN: 1-85302-807-X

Teaching methods and learning activities

- Theoretical-practical classes with active participation of students, individually and in groups;
- Elaboration and discussion of an assignment carried out by students, a proposal of an assessment and intervention plan for a case-study presented in class;
- Individual work based on analysis and integration of class contents and literature search, and critical reflexion about knowledge and practices, among others, resulting from students’ independent work/research;
- Tutorial supervision of theoretical and practical assignments carried out by students, as well as providing the necessary conditions to develop independent study/work, including research and literature search, in order to facilitate the assimilation of contents;
- Viewing and discussion of videos with topics related to violent/criminal behaviors and intervention with offenders.

keywords

Social sciences > Criminology
Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	16,00
	Exame	2,00
	Trabalho escrito	24,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	25
	Estudo autónomo	14
	Total:	39,00

Eligibility for exams

- Students’ class attendance will be based on the control of the presence sheet for each class, according to each student’s signature.
- Students must attend 2/3 of the total number of classes taught. In exceptional cases, legally foreseen, the traditional class attendance may be replaced by the submission of a research assignment.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade on a 0-20 scale:
- 50% of the grade is based on the final exam classification;
- 50% of the grade is based on theoretical and practical assignments carried out by the students throughout the semester.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Elaboration of an assignment, carried out individually, in which students must present an assessment and psychological intervention plan for an offender's case-study previously presented in class.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In exceptional cases, foreseen by law, or in cases duly justified and accepted by the Faculty’s competent committees, students may be evaluated outside the usual context and foreseen calendar, through a written project (weighing 50% in the final grade) and an oral or written test about the topics learned within this unit throughout the semester (weighing 50% in the final grade).

Classification improvement

There is a possibility of repeating the final examination (and only the final examination) in the proceeding exam period.