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Preventing child sexual abuse: parents’ perceptions and practices in urban Nigeria.

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Preventing child sexual abuse: parents’ perceptions and practices in urban Nigeria.
Summary: A study of parents’ perceptions of child sexual abuse and prevention practices in Nigeria. Questionnaires from 387 parents and carers of children under 15 years found many parents felt child sexual abuse was a common problem. Most disagreed with common myths and almost all reported communicating with their child about stranger danger. Almost half felt their children could not be abused and over a quarter often left their children alone and unsupervised. Discusses findings.
Publication details: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse Volume 20 Issue 6, 2011 pp 695-707
Authors: Ige, Olusimbo K., and Fawole, Olufunmilayo I.

A sexual assault primary prevention model with diverse urban youth.

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A sexual assault primary prevention model with diverse urban youth.
Summary: A study evaluating sexual abuse prevention programme to reduce tolerance of sexual violence and sexual harassment in secondary schools in the USA. Fingings from 202 students in grades 5-12 (age 10-18 years) showed the programme was effective at increasing participant’s knowledge of sexual abuse, awareness of school and community sexual assault support resources, and identification of components of healthy and unhealthy relationships.
Publication details: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse Volume 20 Issue 6, 2011 pp 708-727
Authors: Smothers, Melissa Kraemer, and Smothers, D. Brian

Does training in a systematic approach to emotional abuse improve the quality of children’s services?

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Does training in a systematic approach to emotional abuse improve the quality of children’s services?
Summary: Examines whether training in a systematic approach (the FRAMEA framework) to emotional abuse improves the quality of children’s services. Looks at what professionals thought of their training in using FRAMEA and the impact it had on the way they worked with children. Advocates wider testing of the framework.
Publication details: London: Department for Education (DfE), 2012 pp [15]
ISBN: 9781781050712
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Authors: Glaser, Danya, and Prior, Vivien, and Auty, Katherine, and Tilki, Susan

Behind closed doors

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Behind closed doors.
Summary: Reports on child abuse linked to witchcraft and spirituality. Argues that the attention given to the high profile cases such as Victoria Climbie may cause social workers to miss further signs that a belief in witchcraft is causing abuse. Discusses reasons behind the accusations and the type of abuse the child may suffer as a consequence. Summarises the available safeguarding guidance for professionals and briefly outlines 3 child protection cases in which witchcraft and spirituality have been factors (Victoria Climbie, Khyra Ishaq and Child B). Reports on calls to make it an offence to accuse a child of witchcraft. Highlights the importance of training practitioners in different belief systems.
Publication details: Children and Young People Now, 21 February 2012 pp 25-27
Authors: Goddard, Charlotte

Normative beliefs about aggression as a mediator of narcissistic exploitativeness and cyberbullying

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Normative beliefs about aggression as a mediator of narcissistic exploitativeness and cyberbullying.
Summary: Study examining normative beliefs about aggression as a mediator between narcissistic exploitativeness and cyberbullying based on two samples of adolescents in Singapore and Malaysia. Findings included that narcissistic exploitativeness was significantly and positively associated with cyberbullying and normative beliefs. Concludes that cyberbullying prevention and intervention efforts should challenge and try to change norms and beliefs that support the legitimacy and acceptability of cyberbullying.
Publication details: Journal of Interpersonal Violence Volume 26 Issue 13, 2011 pp 2619-2634
Authors: Ang, Rebecca P., and Tan, Kit-Aun, and Mansor, Abu Talib

the DFE published an evaluation of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care for Adolescents (MTFC-A)

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The Department for Education has published an evaluation of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care for Adolescents (MTFC-A), a form of fostering for looked after children (11-16) with complex needs. Findings include: for the sample as a whole, MTFC-A placements showed no significant benefit; MTFC-A placement showed improvements for a subgroup of children with serious antisocial behaviour problems; but young people who were not anti-social did better in usual care placements.
Source: Department for Education 23 February 2012
Further information:
The Care Placements Evaluation (CaPE) Evaluation of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care for Adolescents (MTFC-A) – Brief

The DFE research into the High Need Families Project, which was targeted at families with multiple problems

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The Department for Education has published findings from research into the High Need Families Project, which was targeted at families with multiple problems. Findings include: families became more engaged with services; and 70-100% of parents and teachers found improvements in children’s behaviour, emotional wellbeing, parents’ goals and overall sense of wellbeing.
Source: Department for Education 23 February 2012
Further information:
High Need Families Project: development and piloting a new parenting intervention (The Helping Families Programme) for children with severe and persistent conduct problems: final report

The DFE esearch into the relationship between parenting styles and a range of family factors and child anti-social behaviour

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The Department for Education has published research into the relationship between parenting styles and a range of family factors and child anti-social behaviour. Findings include: harsh, inconsistent discipline was associated with more severe child antisocial behaviour; and maternal wellbeing and partner violence were independently associated with child antisocial behaviour.
Source: Department for Education 23 February 2012
Further information:
How is parenting style related to child anti-social behaviour? Preliminary findings from the Helping Children Achieve Study

The DFE published a research brief into whether training in a systematic approach (the FRAMEA framework)

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The Department for Education has published a research brief into whether training in a systematic approach (the FRAMEA framework) to emotional abuse improves the quality of children’s services. Professionals responded positively to FRAMEA, and the report concludes that further testing of the framework would be worthwhile.
Source: Department for Education 23 February 2012
Further information:
Does training in a systematic approach to emotional abuse improve the quality of children’s services? Brief

follow-up inspection of Ashfield Young Offenders Institution

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An unannounced follow-up inspection of Ashfield Young Offenders Institution found that the use of force to restrain teenage boys had increased nine-fold from 17 times a month to 150 times a month in the past year. 42% of inmates had been restrained.
Source: Children & Young People Now 17 February 2012
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Report on an unannounced short follow-up inspection of HMYOI Ashfield