Factors that influence therapy completion in a child sexual abuse counselling service

Children and Youth Services Review, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 108195 - 108195

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Enabling collaboration through co-design: Insights from child protection and domestic and family violence practice

Qualitative Social Work, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 29, 2025

Cross-sector collaboration between statutory child protection and domestic family violence services (DFV) is recognised as a best social work practice to improve the safety of women children. However, there are many challenges in establishing collaborative service-delivery, particularly non-statutory specialist DFV agencies has been extremely limited research this context. Addressing gap, study used qualitative design demonstrate benefits using co-design build at intersection South Australia. Co-design processes were convened over two sets three workshops which recorded transcribed for thematic analysis, examining both their content process time. The created safe relational space facilitating building relationships development prototypes. prototypes articulated essential elements service delivery including nature partnership, creating shared language, addressing power dynamics. engaged practitioners workers develop that was culturally safe, informed by wisdom expert knowledge responsive effective context complexity.

Язык: Английский

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Determinants of Referral Outcomes for Victim–Survivors Accessing Specialist Sexual Violence and Abuse Support Services

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 33(3), С. 355 - 378

Опубликована: Апрель 2, 2024

Sexual violence and abuse (SVA) is highly prevalent globally, has devastating wide-ranging effects on victim-survivors, demands the provision of accessible specialist support services. In UK, Rape Crisis England & Wales (RCEW), a voluntary third sector organization, main provider SVA Understanding profile victim-survivors who are referred to RCEW their referral outcomes important for effective allocation Using administrative data collected by three Centres in between April 2016 March 2020, this study used multinomial regression analysis examine determinants victim-survivors' outcomes, controlling wide range potentially confounding variables. The findings demonstrate that needs, more so than type experienced, predicted whether were engaged with Particularly, presence mental health, substance misuse social, emotional, behavioral needs outcomes. source also influenced there some differences according demographic characteristics socioeconomic factors. research was co-produced stakeholders from RCEW, informed interpretation these findings. That engagement services determined over above or they had demonstrates needs-led approach service adopted whereby resources allocated effectively those need them most.

Язык: Английский

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Healing the Past by Nurturing the Future: trauma-aware, healing-informed care to improve support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families – implementation and evaluation study protocol

BMJ Open, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(7), С. e085555 - e085555

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2024

Complex trauma can have serious impacts on the health and well-being of Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander families. The perinatal period represents a 'critical window' for recovery transforming cycles into healing. Healing Past by Nurturing Future (HPNF) project aims to implement evaluate programme strategies improve support islander families experiencing complex trauma.

Язык: Английский

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Young people's experiences and use of violence in the home: Examining four types of child maltreatment, their intersections and self-reported use of violence in the home

Deleted Journal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 2, С. 100051 - 100051

Опубликована: Июль 29, 2024

Child maltreatment has received substantial academic attention. However, little remains known about the intersection of different types child and their association with young people's use violence in home. To examine intergenerational transmission through setting: A total 5021 people (16–20 years old) completed an online survey, recruited using non-probability sampling via survey panels. Analyses were carried out χ2 tests a series binary logistic regressions to between participant characteristics unique experiences forms violence. Overall, 29.9% participants had experienced at least one form 16.7% reported multi-type maltreatment. The most common childhood domestic (CEDV) (27.3%), followed by verbal/emotional abuse (17%), which both increased likelihood also experiencing physical (OR = 5.85 OR 10.21, respectively). Cisgender females children living disability more likely experience all four Experiences 4.56), CEDV 4.52) risk Findings contribute growing body work recognising as distinct intersects other abuse, including

Язык: Английский

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New directions in intergenerational child maltreatment research and responses: Knowledge gaps and recommendations

Australian Journal of Social Issues, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 59(2), С. 316 - 327

Опубликована: Авг. 13, 2023

Abstract While there is much research on the topic of child maltreatment more broadly in Australia, a nuanced understanding intergenerational needed to improve our responses. Little work has considered all four patterns maltreatment: cycle maintainers (maltreated parents with maltreated children), breakers non‐maltreated initiators (non‐maltreated children) and comparison group children). We use this terminology maintain consistency international literature, but acknowledge that these terms minimise complexity inherent contact protection systems. Research mainly focused maintainers, which hinders ability appropriately support families limits individuals breaking cycle. This paper outlines key knowledge gaps identifies strategic areas focus for researchers policymakers. There an urgent need emphasis building resilience strengths, provision integrated holistic families, consideration sex differences. highlight topic, particularly led by Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander peoples, hope recommendations can be revisited updated as important base grows.

Язык: Английский

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Exploring the Benefits of Dog-Assisted Therapy for the Treatment of Complex Trauma in Children: A Systematic Review

Children, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11(8), С. 1017 - 1017

Опубликована: Авг. 20, 2024

The manifestation of complex trauma results from exposure to severe and repetitive stressors occurring within the caregiver system. Frequently associated with child maltreatment, can lead impairments in multiple domains, including attachment, affect behavioural regulation, cognition. Treatments, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, have been shown be efficacious, but high attrition rates point need for complementary methods that boost client retention treatment efficacy. This systematic review examines whether dog-assisted therapy has beneficial impacts on it decrease among children presenting exposure.

Язык: Английский

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Problem Sexual Behavior and Engagement in Therapeutic Intervention among Children Aged 4–12

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 33(5), С. 671 - 690

Опубликована: Июль 3, 2024

Early intervention in problem sexual behavior (PSB) is critical; however, little known about the engagement of children and families therapeutic for PSB. This research explored characteristics, presenting issues, 242 aged 4-12 years attending a service Most frequently, PSB occurred within sibling relationships. Girls were more likely to engage alone (self-directed or non-targeted behaviors), while boys involve other young people (interpersonal PSB). One-third (35%) clients engaged completion therapy. Parental noninvolvement self-directed predicted early disengagement. Client demographics, abuse, interpersonal behaviors not associated with therapy completion. Implications children's are discussed.

Язык: Английский

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Safety, Innovation, and Hope in Out-of-Home Care

Australian Social Work, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 77(4), С. 463 - 466

Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Graduate qualities for preservice health and welfare professionals for collaborative prevention and early intervention for child maltreatment: a qualitative study

Nurse Education in Practice, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 81, С. 104176 - 104176

Опубликована: Окт. 28, 2024

This study explored Australian nursing, midwifery and social work perspectives on needs within pre-service education to enable interprofessional public health responses child maltreatment.

Язык: Английский

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