Making use of historical case material: the problems of looking back and the implications for service development in relation to research and evaluation activities

Masson, Helen; Balfe, Myles; Hackett, Simon; Phillips, Josie

doi:10.1080/13552600.2011.630539

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“…This was the most ethically challenging aspect of the work and is more fully described in Masson et al . (, ). It was vital not to compromise the current living situation of individuals who may not have disclosed their past history to partners, employers or others.…”

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Developmental markers of risk or vulnerability? Young females who sexually abuse – characteristics, backgrounds, behaviours and outcomes

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Hackett

Phillips

et al. 2012

Child & Family Social Work

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This paper presents findings from a subsample of 24 young females aged 8–16 years who were referred to specialist services in England during the 1990s because of their abusive sexual behaviours. The characteristics, backgrounds and behaviours of the sample are summarized and compared both with the males in the total population studied and with findings from the limited international literature on young female sexual abusers. Key findings include the higher rates of sexual victimization amongst females, their lack of prior criminal convictions, their somewhat younger ages at referral and their fewer victims. A smaller selection of case studies is used to illustrate the range of circumstances and behaviours leading to referral. Follow‐up interviews with two female ex service users, who are now in young adulthood, indicate that their childhood sexually abusive behaviour is more a marker of vulnerability than of risk of abusive behaviour in adulthood. Their struggles now as parents, in adult relationships and their ongoing health difficulties are outlined.

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Developmental markers of risk or vulnerability? Young females who sexually abuse – characteristics, backgrounds, behaviours and outcomes

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Hackett

Phillips

et al. 2012

Child & Family Social Work

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“…Indeed, follow-up studies of services to children are vital if the quality and effects of interventions are to be assessed, and ultimately improved. One important way of overcoming some of the difficulties listed above, would be by building in expectations of such follow-ups at the outset of a service (Masson, Balfe, Hackett and Phillips, 2012). Given the vulnerability of many children's services groups and the degree of intervention that is sometimes exercised in their lives, adoption of such a responsible approach to service assessment and outcome measurement seems imperative.…”

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Outcomes among young adults placed in therapeutic residential care as children

Gallagher

Green

2013

Journal of Children's Services

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specialises in research on child protection and looked after children, but also carries out studies into child victimisation and child welfare more generally. Adam Green is a qualified social worker and was a manager in a private organisation providing therapeutic residential care to severely maltreated children. He now works as an independent social work consultant to a range of children's organisations in the public, voluntary and private sector. AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank all of the young people and adults who took part in this study for their willingness to discuss their lives in The Orchards and their lives currently; thereby making this important research possible. We would also like to thank all those who helped facilitate contact with these young people and adults. This aim of this paper is to advance knowledge concerning outcomes among the former residents of therapeutic children's homes, especially those located in England. Sixteen young adults who had been resident in one of seven therapeutic houses took part in interviews. It appeared, from the information they gave in these interviews, that their outcomes were good in terms of their emotional and behavioural well-being, physical health, accommodation, and absence of early parenthood and substance use. Some of the young adults also had good outcomes in respect of their education and absence of criminal convictions. A small number of the young adults did less well on these latter two measures but few of them were particularly poor in either of these respects. The young adults had limited contact with their family members. The evidence from this research is that young adults who have been in therapeutic residential care can have good outcomes. Summary• Young adults placed as children in therapeutic residential establishments can have good outcomes in terms of their emotional and behavioural well-being, physical health, accommodation, and absence of early parenthood and substance use.• Some of these young adults can also have good outcomes in respect of their education and the absence of criminal convictions but for other former residents these outcomes are not as good, although none are very poor on either of these measures.• The young adults have limited contact with family members.• Policy makers and practitioners should continue to consider the placement of children in therapeutic residential establishments, especially where those children have acute emotional and behavioural needs that arise out of severe maltreatment.

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“…Ethical approval for the research was obtained both from the authors' respective universities and from the welfare services who participated in the research. Much fuller accounts of the process of undertaking what has been highly sensitive, challenging and time-consuming work are more fully described in Masson et al, (2011) and Masson et al, (2012).…”

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Looking Back on the Long-Term Fostering and Adoption of Children with Harmful Sexual Behaviours: Carers' Reflections on Their Experiences

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Hackett²,

Phillips³

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British Journal of Social Work

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Making use of historical case material: the problems of looking back and the implications for service development in relation to research and evaluation activities

Cited by 6 publications

References 17 publications

Developmental markers of risk or vulnerability? Young females who sexually abuse – characteristics, backgrounds, behaviours and outcomes

Developmental markers of risk or vulnerability? Young females who sexually abuse – characteristics, backgrounds, behaviours and outcomes

Outcomes among young adults placed in therapeutic residential care as children

Looking Back on the Long-Term Fostering and Adoption of Children with Harmful Sexual Behaviours: Carers' Reflections on Their Experiences

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