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Exploring Consensus in Practice with Youth Who Are Sexually Abusive: Findings from a Delphi Study of Practitioner Views in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland

Hackett, S.; Masson, H.; Phillips, S.

Authors

H. Masson

S. Phillips



Abstract

This article presents the findings of a study exploring current levels of consensus among practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) and the Republic of Ireland (ROI) about good practice in relation to youth who are sexually abusive. A three-stage Delphi procedure was used to survey the views of 78 practitioners, experienced in this field, on a range of matters relating to preferred responses to this population. The exercise indicated high levels of agreement that youth who are sexually abusive should be seen as a group clinically distinct from adult sex offenders and that all of their developmental needs, and their problematic behavior, should be targeted in intervention. A strong level of consensus was found among respondents about the goals and content of ideal practice with this user group, although there was less consensus about the theoretical models that should underpin practice.

Citation

Hackett, S., Masson, H., & Phillips, S. (2006). Exploring Consensus in Practice with Youth Who Are Sexually Abusive: Findings from a Delphi Study of Practitioner Views in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Child Maltreatment, 11(2), 146-156. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559505285744

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 2006
Deposit Date Jan 28, 2009
Journal Child Maltreatment
Print ISSN 1077-5595
Electronic ISSN 1552-6119
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 11
Issue 2
Pages 146-156
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559505285744
Keywords Sexually abusive youth, Sexual behavior problems, Delphi, Consensus.

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