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Report on the Implementation and Results of an Outcomes‐focused Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse Interventions in the UK
Author(s) -
Coren Esther,
Thomae Manuela,
Hutchfield Jemeela,
Iredale Wendy
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
child abuse review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1099-0852
pISSN - 0952-9136
DOI - 10.1002/car.2200
Subject(s) - child sexual abuse , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , psychology , test (biology) , longitudinal study , sample (material) , clinical psychology , sexual abuse , developmental psychology , medicine , psychiatry , suicide prevention , poison control , environmental health , paleontology , chemistry , pathology , chromatography , biology
This paper presents the implications and findings of a longitudinal evaluation of a UK charity's network of therapeutic projects for their effectiveness in improving child outcomes following child sexual abuse. Eight intervention projects across England and Wales participated in this one group pre‐ and post‐test evaluation leading to a final sample of 42 children. We collected qualitative and quantitative data via the individual projects. These data included responses from the children's parents, the therapists and from the children themselves. The findings of this evaluation indicate improvements in the children's outcomes in some domains but persistence of problems in others. No deterioration was observed. We conclude the article by addressing the strengths and limitations of the evaluation and suggesting recommendations for future practitioner‐researcher collaborations. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ‘A longitudinal evaluation of a UK charity's network of therapeutic projects’Key Practitioner Messages This paper presents findings from a longitudinal evaluation of a UK charity's network of therapeutic projects for their effectiveness in improving child outcomes following child sexual abuse. Eight intervention projects nationally participated leading to a final sample of 42 children. Children included in this evaluation showed improvement on most measures but the strength of the findings is limited by the lack of comparison group and the number of children and young people recruited.