The CEOP Academy
Postgraduate Certificate in Behavioural Forensic Psychology
Providing child protection through a greater understanding of how sex offenders operate is the driving force behind the launch of the new CEOP Academy.
The new CEOP Academy will, for the first time, offer an academic qualification for specialists involved in dealing with child sex offenders and child abuse. This will offer continuous development for professionals working in the child protection environment.
Protection through understanding
Law enforcement officers, child protection specialists and investigators can now register their interest in enrolling on the new CEOP Academy Postgraduate Certificate in Behavioural Forensic Psychology – credit recognised by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).
Department of Psychology, UCLan
The Postgraduate Certificate in Behavioural Forensic Psychology has been developed in partnership with the Department of Psychology at UCLan. The Department has an impressive reputation for research, most of which falls within one of three main areas of research activity: Social Psychology, Health Psychology and Cognition. The department received a 3A rating in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise.
Course Outline
In order to achieve the Post Graduate Certificate, students need to undertake the following CEOP modules:
- PS3851: Understanding Child Sex Offenders
- PS3852: Interviewing Child Sex Offenders
- PS4841 – Internet Sex Offenders
- PS4852 – Advanced Techniques for Interviewing Child Sex Offenders
After attending each of the above modules, students will be required to sit an examination to demonstrate their learning. Students who have passed all four modules will be eligible to progress to the fifth and final module:
- PS4853 – Advanced Topics with Sex Offenders: Assessment, Intervention and Witness Skills
Retrospective Credit
Students who have attended any of the four CEOP modules in the last three years who wish to enrol with the CEOP Academy, can apply to take the examinations for the modules they have previously attended to gain retrospective credit. For further details, or to check your eligibility to apply for retrospective credit, contact the training team.
Student Criteria
Enrolment into the CEOP Academy is only open to individuals who meet the following criteria:
- Come into contact with sex offenders in a professional capacity;
- Conduct criminal investigations where the sexual abuse of children is a factor;
- Manage offenders in the community or within the justice system; or
- Take responsibility for safeguarding children from sexual offenders.
CEOP reserves the right to refuse admission to the Academy to any individual who does not in CEOP’s opinion meet the above criteria. Students who are unsure whether they meet the criteria should contact the training team to confirm their eligibility before registering with the CEOP Academy.
How much will it cost?
CEOP Academy students will be charged a one off enrolment fee of £150. This fee covers the cost of all CEOP Academy course materials and examination fees.
The enrolment fee is in addition to the standard fees charged for each of the five modules which comprise the Postgraduate Certificate in Behavioural Forensic Psychology.
How to enrol
If you are interested in becoming one of our students, click here to complete the CEOP Academy enrolment form.