Treatment with youth who have committed sexual offences: Extending the reach of systemic interventions through collaborative partnerships

Stephen Smallbone; Susan Rayment-McHugh; Belinda Crissman; Danielle Shumack

doi:10.1080/13284200802520839

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Treatment with youth who have committed sexual offences: Extending the reach of systemic interventions through collaborative partnerships

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Treatment with youth who have committed sexual offences: Extending the reach of systemic interventions through collaborative partnerships

Stephen Smallbone, Susan Rayment-McHugh, Belinda Crissman and Danielle Shumack

Clinical Psychologist, Vol.12(3), pp.109-116

2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13284200802520839

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Psychology

Cognitive Sciences

collaborative partnerships

regional and remote services

sexual offenders

systemic treatment

youth offenders

Delivery of high-quality mental health services to clients in regional and remote areas in Australia presents significant challenges. Griffith Youth Forensic Service (GYFS) provides specialised, state-wide assessment and systemic treatment services for young people in Queensland who have committed sexual offences. In an effort to provide equitable, ecologically valid services, GYFS clinicians recruit local para/professionals as collaborative partners in interventions. The success of GYFS interventions relies partly on the skills, knowledge and confidence of collaborative partners to work effectively. This study examines (a) the effectiveness of collaborative partnerships in enhancing knowledge, skills and confidence, and (b) the perspectives of collaborative partners regarding the collaborative model. Participant self-reports (n = 47 collaborative partners) indicated that skills, knowledge and confidence were significantly increased over the collaboration, were maintained for 1 year, and that increased knowledge, skills and confidence were associated with perceived improvements in client outcomes.

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Title: Treatment with youth who have committed sexual offences: Extending the reach of systemic interventions through collaborative partnerships
Authors: Stephen Smallbone (Author) - Griffith University
Susan Rayment-McHugh (Author) - Griffith University
Belinda Crissman (Author) - Griffith University
Danielle Shumack (Author) - Griffith University
Publication details: Clinical Psychologist, Vol.12(3), pp.109-116
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Date published: 2008
DOI: 10.1080/13284200802520839
ISSN: 1328-4207; 1328-4207
Organisation Unit: Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit; School of Law and Criminology - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451472902621
Output Type: Journal article

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