Strong and Solid Spirit: design & development of a treatment programme for First Nations men incarcerated for sexual offences

Susan Rayment-McHugh; Dimity Adams; Nadine McKillop; Clint Hanley; Claire Walker

doi:10.1080/13552600.2025.2465401

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Strong and Solid Spirit: design & development of a treatment programme for First Nations men incarcerated for sexual offences

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Strong and Solid Spirit: design & development of a treatment programme for First Nations men incarcerated for sexual offences

Susan Rayment-McHugh, Dimity Adams, Nadine McKillop, Clint Hanley and Claire Walker

Journal of Sexual Aggression, Vol.31(2), pp.274-292

2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2025.2465401

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Abstract

Correctional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitation

Rehabilitation and correctional services

Treatment

Sexual offending

sexual offender treatment

correctional programming

First Nations

Indigenous

UniSC Diversity Area - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement

Little research has examined effective treatment for First Nations Peoples who have committed sexual offences, although available evidence suggests poorer retention rates and treatment outcomes for this population. Thus, calls have been made to improve treatment programming, including for the development of treatment programmes designed specifically for First Nations men. Documented in this paper is a three-phase process undertaken to design, develop, and refine a new treatment programme in Queensland Australia, for First Nations men who have committed sexual offences. This incorporated: (i) a review of relevant literature; (ii) participatory interview research with First Nations men, community members, and professionals; and (iii) co-design. The new programme, Strong & Solid Spirit: Community & Accountability (SSS) is introduced. Key transferable lessons for research and practice in other jurisdictions are offered in light of this work.

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Title: Strong and Solid Spirit: design & development of a treatment programme for First Nations men incarcerated for sexual offences
Authors: Susan Rayment-McHugh (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
Dimity Adams - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
Nadine McKillop (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
Clint Hanley - Queensland Corrective Services
Claire Walker - Murridhagun Cultural Centre (Australia)
Publication details: Journal of Sexual Aggression, Vol.31(2), pp.274-292
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2025
DOI: 10.1080/13552600.2025.2465401
ISSN: 1742-6545
Copyright note: © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
Grant note: This work was funded by Queensland Corrective Services.
Organisation Unit: School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991106746302621
Output Type: Journal article

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