Research partners 1. Australian Child Safety Alliance (ACSA) 3.3 Models to Good practice in Young people account for a significant proportion of perpetrators of sex 2 years Lead: VIC Lead: Dr Antonia Quadara, Australian Institute of Family address diversity delivering and abuse against children and young people and many have a history of Studies evaluating childhood trauma including exposure to domestic and family violence. Such $196,055 Partners: interventions knowledge has seen a shift in treatment approaches toward specialised 1. VIC Research expertise for young therapeutic services. For a variety of reasons however, there has been 2. NSW 1. Dr Wendy O'Brien, Deakin University people with significant disparity in the therapeutic models applied. sexually abusive Practice expertise This mixed methods study will utilise: behaviours 1. NSW 1. Mr Dale Tolliday, New Street Services national mapping of service responses to young people with sexually 2. VIC 2. Mr Howard Bath, Alambi Care • abusive behaviours (SABs); 3. QLD 3. Ms Carolyn Worth, South Eastern Centre Against Sexual a comparative process evaluation of three services (including Assault and Family Violence • interviews and focus groups with program managers and practitioners and interviews with clients and statutory and policy Research partners professionals. The fieldwork will also include interpretation of findings with 1. New Zealand Association for the Treatment of Sexual practitioner participants); and (ANZATSA) conclude with a research to policy/practice forum. The forum will test and 2. Mr Russell Pratt, Statewide Principal Practitioner in the • refine insights from the three sites to inform future policy and service model Office of Professional Practice DHHS (who delivers SABTS design. programs in Victoria) 3. Advisory Group with representatives from diverse sectors This project will utilise the knowledge of practitioners and other stakeholders such as police, child and family welfare agencies, family to better understand the complex interplay between program design and support services, family violence services, child protection and outcomes and contextual factors that shape therapeutic responses in order education. to support a practice-informed understanding of good practice principles of specialised interventions, informing future therapeutic approaches.
Research partners 1. Australian Child Safety Alliance (ACSA) 3.3 Models to address diversity Good practice in delivering and evaluating interventions for young people with sexually abusive behaviours Young people account for a significant proportion of perpetrators of sex abuse against children and young people and many have a history of childhood trauma including exposure to domestic and family violence. Such knowledge has seen a shift in treatment approaches toward specialised therapeutic services. For a variety of reasons however, there has been significant disparity in the therapeutic models applied. This mixed methods study will utilise: • national mapping of service responses to young people with sexually abusive behaviours (SABs); • a comparative process evaluation of three services (including interviews and focus groups with program managers and practitioners and interviews with clients and statutory and policy professionals. The fieldwork will also include interpretation of findings with practitioner participants); and • conclude with a research to policy/practice forum. The forum will test and refine insights from the three sites to inform future policy and service model design. This project will utilise the knowledge of practitioners and other stakeholders to better understand the complex interplay between program design and outcomes and contextual factors that shape therapeutic responses in order to support a practice-informed understanding of good practice principles of specialised interventions, informing future therapeutic approaches. 2 years $196,055 Lead: VIC Partners: 1. VIC 2. NSW 1. NSW 2. VIC 3. QLD Lead: Dr Antonia Quadara, Australian Institute of Family Studies Research expertise 1. Dr Wendy O'Brien, Deakin University Practice expertise 1. Mr Dale Tolliday, New Street Services 2. Mr Howard Bath, Alambi Care 3. Ms Carolyn Worth, South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence Research partners 1. New Zealand Association for the Treatment of Sexual (ANZATSA) 2. Mr Russell Pratt, Statewide Principal Practitioner in the Office of Professional Practice DHHS (who delivers SABTS programs in Victoria) 3. Advisory Group with representatives from diverse sectors such as police, child and family welfare agencies, family support services, family violence services, child protection and education.