Intrafamilial Adolescent Sex Offenders' Response to Psychological Treatment

Halse, Andrea; Grant, Jan; Thornton, Jenny; Indermaur, Dave; Stevens, Gillian; Chamarette, Christabel

doi:10.1080/13218719.2011.561763

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“…One developmentally sensitive treatment model is called multisystemic therapy. Multisystemic therapy is a treatment approach which addresses characteristics of the young abuser within the context of his/her family, school and peer relationships (Halse et al 2012). The central goal of multisystemic therapy is to enhance the relationship skills of young people who abuse and their parents.…”

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Prevention-enhancing interactions: a Critical Interpretive Synthesis of the evidence about children who sexually abuse other children

McKibbin

Humphreys

Hamilton

2015

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There is a growing interest in English‐speaking jurisdictions, including Australia, North America, Canada, the United Kingdom and New Zealand, about the prevention of sexual abuse perpetrated by children against other children. The aim of this review was to identify opportunities for research, policy and practice which could enhance the prevention agenda relating to the perpetration of sexual abuse by children through conducting a Critical Interpretive Synthesis. Eleven electronic databases were searched in the period from 22 April to 23 May 2013 and included: SocINDEX, Social Services Abstracts, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, Family and Society Studies Worldwide, Project Muse, PsychINFO, Family and Society Plus, Jstor, Expanded Academic ASAP, Web of Science and Google Scholar. Key individual journals were also searched, including Child Abuse and Neglect and the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, as well as the grey literature. The search was guided by the research question: How could the prevention agenda relating to sexual abuse perpetrated by children be enhanced? The systematic literature search yielded 3323 titles, and 34 of these papers were included in the final synthesis. The authors identified five domains operating in the evidence base: characteristics, causes, communications, interventions and treatments. A synthesising construct emerged from the review: prevention‐enhancing interactions. This construct referred to the potential for enhancing the prevention agenda which exists as the evidence domains interact with one another, and with the public health model of prevention. The authors consider this review to be a timely contribution to the current agenda pertaining to sexual abuse perpetrated by children. It provides researchers, policy makers and practitioners in the field with an evidence‐informed conceptualisation of opportunities for enhancing prevention work.

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Prevention-enhancing interactions: a Critical Interpretive Synthesis of the evidence about children who sexually abuse other children

McKibbin

Humphreys

Hamilton

2015

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“…Developmentally appropriate tertiary intervention has been linked with a decreased risk of recidivism in young people with harmful sexual behaviors (Letourneau & Bourdin, 2008;Edwards et al, 2012;Halse et al, 2012). This also challenges the previously held belief that people who commit sexual offences are fixated individuals who cannot be prevented from reoffending.…”

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“…Grady et al (2018), for example, found that they could only identify five qualitative studies on this topic. From the research that has been conducted, tertiary interventions appear to have a number of positive effects for these young people, such as increasing their sense of self-confidence and self-efficacy (Halse et al, 2012;Draper, Errington, Mar and Makhita, 2013). Many young people with sexual behavior issues appear to value interventions by tertiary services (though they may also be challenged by them), especially when these are undertaken with professionals who employ nonjudgemental approaches and avoid labelling (Campbell et al, 2018).…”

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Experiences of Young People with Harmful Sexual Behaviors in Services: A Qualitative Study

Balfe

Hackett

Masson

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Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

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“…This parent views his or her child as an unfairly accused victim and the blame is transferred to the victim of the offense. Parents who are involved in treatment are able to recognize the need for strict behavioral guidelines to prevent relapse, as well as the need for open communication with their child to promote safety for both the child and others (Halse et al, 2012). This parent reacts with extreme harshness and punitiveness, viewing their child as a "monster" (Heiman, 2002).…”

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Parents of Adolescents Who Have Sexually Offended

Jones

2014

J Interpers Violence

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When an adolescent sexually offends, it is a traumatic experience in the lives of their families. However, there is limited research about the experiences of these family members. This article presents two qualitative pilot studies that explored the experiences of eight parents and parental figures of adolescents who have sexually offended (ASOs). Both studies are presented to give a more complete description of the experience. Data were collected using a focus group and individual interviews. The purpose of Study 1 was to identify how parents of ASOs felt when they provided support to their child after his sexual offense. The overarching theme that emerged from the data was to prevent reoffending within the context of the prescribed treatment. Three main themes emerged within this process: an interactive relationship between the parent and the child, identified as being there; the parental toll; and aspirations for the child's future. Study 2 was then conducted to further explore the parental toll using an interview guide that was developed using the Trauma Outcome Process as a theoretical framework. It aimed to identify their lived experience and describe ways in which they coped with the emotional toll. Four main themes emerged: coping with the initial response, coping with feeling responsible, coping with feeling alone and overwhelmed, and benefits from participating in a family support group. These findings revealed parents' perceptions of reality while living and coping with the experience of having a child who sexually offended. Results will be used in the development of an intervention to help this population gain acceptance and cope with this experience.

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Intrafamilial Adolescent Sex Offenders' Response to Psychological Treatment

Cited by 18 publications

References 26 publications

Prevention-enhancing interactions: a Critical Interpretive Synthesis of the evidence about children who sexually abuse other children

Prevention-enhancing interactions: a Critical Interpretive Synthesis of the evidence about children who sexually abuse other children

Experiences of Young People with Harmful Sexual Behaviors in Services: A Qualitative Study

Parents of Adolescents Who Have Sexually Offended

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