The perceived impact of interprofessional information sharing on young people about their sexual healthcare

Hyde, Abbey; Fullerton, Deirdre; McKeown, Caroline; Dunne, Laura; Macdonald, Geraldine; Howlin, Frances; Healy, Isobel Maria

doi:10.3109/13561820.2016.1154022

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“…This may be because, due to prior experience, some young people might assume that the professionals will automatically regard their experiences as problematic. In a Scottish context, research shows a tendency among social workers to discuss young people's sexual experiences as problematic or risky even when they were not (Hyde et al, 2016). Moreover, it was shown that sexual information regarding young people in contact with social services was circulated among too many professionals.…”

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On the Outskirts of the Charmed Circle—Challenges and Limitations of Sexual Health Promotion to Young People in Secure State Care

Lindroth

2020

Sex Res Soc Policy

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Objectives Young people on the verge of, or in, secure state care or incarceration have reduced general and sexual health. The promoting of sexual health among young people in secure state care is therefore a responsibility for both the state-run agency responsible for this care and for the professionals who work there. Methods This position paper discusses sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for young people in secure state care in Sweden. Four previous studies on sexual health of young people in secure state care are revisited, and governmental policy documents are examined. Results Young people in secure state care face many threats to their sexual and reproductive health and rights. Some of these threats originate with the institutional placement itself and the lack of knowledge among the staff. Clashes on various levels between the subjectively desired (young people seeking pleasure from sex, alcohol, or other drugs) and the societally desired (sexual health, minimal alcohol use, and no drug use among young people) are described. In addition, clashes are seen between young people who want to be like everyone else in their social context and the staff with a mission (i.e. job description) to readjust young people into adopting socially accepted behaviour. Conclusion I argue that young people in secure state care have sexual experiences that are marginalized and placed on the outskirts of the charmed (sexual) circle of societally accepted sexual behaviour. In addition, their experiences are surrounded by silence, a silence sustained by both young people and professionals. The readiness of professionals to handle SRHR for young people in secure state care in a knowledge-based and non-judgemental fashion is crucial. Future research should focus on this readiness and have the needs and wishes of young people as its departing point. Although the article involves a local context, it may be of interest to a wider audience, as the placement of young people in secure state care and other forms of incarceration occurs worldwide.

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Section: Concluding Reflectionsmentioning

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On the Outskirts of the Charmed Circle—Challenges and Limitations of Sexual Health Promotion to Young People in Secure State Care

Lindroth

2020

Sex Res Soc Policy

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“…The aim of this article is to present an analysis of one aspect of findings from a wider study of the sexual health needs of young people in care in Ireland known as the SENYPIC i study (Hyde, 2016a;2016b;2016c;2016d;2017), paying particular attention to how they experienced transience as children and how this affected their sense of connectedness, security and experiences of intimate relationships into adulthood. Since this component of the research was framed with reference to individuals' experiences, a qualitative research design with data gathered via in-depth interviews was used.…”

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“…Since this component of the research was framed with reference to individuals' experiences, a qualitative research design with data gathered via in-depth interviews was used. Other aspects of the study have been published elsewhere (Hyde, 2016a;2016b;2017). Ethical clearance was obtained from the university leading the main study.…”

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Young people’s views on the impact of care experiences on their ability to form positive intimate relationships

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Adoption & Fostering

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Existing literature tells us that one of the factors important to the sexual health and intimate relationships of adolescents is the extent to which teenagers feel emotionally connected and supported by their families. In this article, we analyse the experiences of disconnectedness from their families and transience during childhood reported by a sample of young adults formerly in care, and the influence they believed this had on their sense of security and later intimate relationships. The sample comprised 19 young adults aged 18–22 years who were interviewed about experiences associated both directly and indirectly with sexual health, during which childhood experiences of transience emerged as an issue. Findings indicated that disconnectedness and transience were experienced as distressing for participants, generating feelings of rejection and compromising their sense of trust in others. Feelings of insecurity and mistrust were reported by some to influence their adult relationships. We conclude that while not always possible, social care professionals should endeavour to support enduring relationships with trusted adults and continuity of carer among young people in care.

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“…In this paper, we report on an aspect of a programme of research entitled the Sexual Health and Sexuality Education Needs of Young People in Care (SENYPIC) study, the most comprehensive study on the sexual health needs of young people in state care conducted in a European context (Hyde et al, 2016a, 2016b, 2016c, 2016d, 2016e), focusing on how service-providers reportedly delivered sex education to this cohort of young people.…”

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“…As Regina, (female, advocacy worker) observed, the relationship was blatantly hierarchal, insofar as staff were privy to a considerable amount of information about that young person (for a detailed analysis of this see Hyde et al 2016e) but the exchange of personal knowledge was not reciprocal. She noted that the relationships that the young people see played out in residential care were not 'real' relationships, but are professional relationships that are very guarded.…”

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Doing relationships and sexuality education with young people in state care

Hyde

Fullerton

McKeown

et al. 2016

Health Education Journal

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Background: Existing literature indicates that young people in state care have particular sexual health needs that include addressing their social and emotional well-being, yet little has been published as to how these components of sex education are actually delivered by service-providers. Objective: To analyse the processes involved in delivering relationship and sexuality education to young people in state care from the perspectives of a sample of serviceproviders with a role in sexual health care delivery. Design: Qualitative methodological strategy. Setting: Service-delivery sites at urban and rural locations in Ireland. Method: Twenty-two service-providers were interviewed in depth, and data were analysed using a qualitative analytical strategy resembling modified analytical induction. Findings: Participants proffered their perceptions and examples of their practices of sex education in relation to the following themes: (1) acknowledging the multi-dimensional nature of sexual health in the case of young people in care; (2) personal and emotional development education to address poor self-esteem, emotional disconnectedness and an inability to recognise and express emotions; (3) social skills' education as part of a repertoire of competencies needed to negotiate relationships and safer sex; (4) the application of positive social skills embedded in everyday social situations; and (5) factual sexuality education. Conclusion: Insights into service providers' perceptions of the multi-dimensional nature of the sexual health needs of young people in state care, and the ways in which these service-providers justified their practice make visible the complex character of sex education and the degree of skill required to deliver it to those in state care.

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The perceived impact of interprofessional information sharing on young people about their sexual healthcare

Cited by 11 publications

References 19 publications

On the Outskirts of the Charmed Circle—Challenges and Limitations of Sexual Health Promotion to Young People in Secure State Care

On the Outskirts of the Charmed Circle—Challenges and Limitations of Sexual Health Promotion to Young People in Secure State Care

Young people’s views on the impact of care experiences on their ability to form positive intimate relationships

Doing relationships and sexuality education with young people in state care

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