What works with youth? : an evaluation of the adventure development counselling programme.

Within New Zealand and internationally the capacity to deliver effective treatment for adolescent mental health problems has been identified as a priority concern. This research sought to evaluate an established New Zealand adolescent counselling programme (Adventure Development Counselling), and to shed light on factors associated with successful treatment outcomes. A mixed-methods research design was adopted to meet the unique challenges of studying adolescent behaviour in a community-based clinical setting. The design included administration of standardised measures of mental health and other individual and contextual variables immediately prior to, after, and six months following, treatment. In addition, qualitative data (observations and interviews) were collected on a small group of clients as they progressed through an ADC programme. Results from a series of repeated-measures analyses of variance indicated that ADC clients (n=42) achieved significant improvement on multiple indices of mental health, improvements which were largely maintained six months after completion of the programme. Further analyses identified several client factors (severity of problem behaviour, number of previous interventions) and contextual factors (parent/caregiver involvement, community support) as being significantly associated with treatment outcome (programme completion and level of improvement in mental health). The qualitative enquiry revealed the importance in the early phases of counselling of a client's readiness to make changes, and a developmentally appropriate and acceptable client-counsellor relationship. However, once youth were committed to making changes in their lives, approaches such as wilderness therapy that were action-orientated, intensive, challenging, enjoyable and group-based were perceived as particularly helpful. This thesis has contributed to the pressing need for research that clarifies the real-world applicability of counselling interventions for youth. Further, it is among the first such study applicable to the New Zealand context, contributing to improved understanding of factors associated with successful treatment outcomes for this country's youth

Police Sexual Violence File Analysis Report. Women, Rape and the Police Investigation Process

This study involves a systematic analysis of 110 police files resulting from reported sexual violation offences for three months of the calendar year of 2015, drawn from five selected Police Districts. The analysis was designed to replicate an earlier analysis of police rape files from 1997

Police Sexual Violence File Analysis Report. Women, Rape and the Police Investigation Process

This study involves a systematic analysis of 110 police files resulting from reported sexual violation offences for three months of the calendar year of 2015, drawn from five selected Police Districts. The analysis was designed to replicate an earlier analysis of police rape files from 1997

Prostitución: qué modelo jurídico-político para portugal?

A prostituição em Portugal conheceu diversos modelos jurídico-políticos, como a regulamentação, o proibicionismo e o abolicionismo, prevalecendo este último na atualidade. No discurso social e científico encontramos sobretudo duas posições: os defensores da prostituição como trabalho e os que a consideram uma violação dos direitos humanos. Este artigo apresenta a evolução histórico-legal dos modelos de intervenção na prostituição em Portugal, de forma a contextualizarmos e compreendermos a influência dos discursos. Em seguida, expõe as opiniões dos profissionais das instituições, que dirigem respostas a esta população, sobre a atual moldura jurídico-política, com a finalidade de analisar as diferentes perspectivas sobre o trabalho sexual. Baseando-se em pesquisa de natureza qualitativa que contemplou 23 entrevistas, conclui-se que embora não exista uma ideia clara sobre qual modelo adotar, a preocupação com o respeito pelos direitos humanos e o combate ao estigma estão patentes, independentemente do paradigma em questão.Different political-juridical models have framed prostitution in Portugal: regulation, prohibition and abolition, the latter of which is currently prevalent. There are two main standpoints in social and scientific discourse: those who defend prostitution as a valid form of labor and those who consider it a violation of human rights. This article presents the legal and historical evolution of models of interventions concerning prostitution in Portugal, so as to contextualize and understand the influence of discourses. Next, the article exposes the opinion of professionals within institutions that respond to the demands of this population, under the current political-juridical framework, with the objective of analyzing different perspectives on sexual labor. Based on qualitative research which tooks into account 23 interviews, it was concluded that although there is not a clear idea as to which model to adopt, the concern regarding respect for human rights and the combatting stigma is well-established, regardless of the paradigm in question.La prostitution au Portugal a connu divers modèles juridico-politiques, tels que la réglementation, la prohibition et l’abolitionnisme, ce dernier étant celui qui prévaut actuellement. Dans le discours social et scientifique, deux positions dominantes se dessinent: la défense de la prostitution comme travail et l’idée selon laquelle elle constituerait une violation des droits humains. Cet article présentera l’évolution historico-légale des modèles d’intervention dans la prostitution au Portugal, de façon à contextualiser et à comprendre l’influence des différents discours. Nous exposerons ensuite les opinions sur le cadre juridico-politique émises par des professionnels d’institutions prenant en charge cette population spécifique, dans le but d’analyser les différentes perspectives sur le travail sexuel. Sur la base d’une étude qualitative comprenant 23 entretiens, nous avons conclu que même s’il n’existait pas d’idée claire sur le modèle à adopter, le respect des droits humains et la lutte contre la stigmatisation constituaient des préoccupations centrales, et ce indépendamment du paradigme en question.La prostitución en Portugal ha conocido a lo largo del tiempo diversos modelos jurídico-políticos: la reglamentación, el prohibicionismo y el abolicionismo, siendo este último todavía prevaleciente en la actualidad. En el discurso social y científico encontramos sobre todo dos posiciones: los defensores de la prostitución como trabajo y aquellos que la consideran una violación de los derechos humanos. Este artículo presenta la evolución histórico-letal de los modelos de intervención en la prostitución en Portugal, como forma de contextualizar y comprender la influencia de los discursos. Enseguida, expone las opiniones de los profesionales de las instituciones, que dirigen respuestas a esta población, sobre el actual marco jurídico-político, con la finalidad de analizar las diferentes perspectivas sobre el trabajo sexual. Basándose en una investigación cualitativa que contempló 23 entrevistas, la conclusión sugiere que aunque no exista una idea clara sobre que modelo adoptar, la preocupación con el respeto a los derechos humanos y el combate al estigma están patentes, independiente del paradigma en cuestión