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Research
Sexual abuse and mental injury: Developing practice guidelines.
Raranga Whatumanawa
John Fitzgerald, Andrea Hodgetts, Juanita Ryan, John Collier, Jan Brassington, & Tracey Augustine
The Psychology Centre was sub-contracted by Massey University to investigate outcome measurement for mental injury resulting from sexual abuse.This project was part of a larger research programme which was being conducted by The Psychology Clinic at Massey University, in Palmerston North, to investigate the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes for mental injury resulting from sexual abuse.The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) has funded the research programme.The research project involves a large team of researchers as well as an Advisory Committee representing clinicians, service providers, and tangata whenua.
Three reports were generated by our team, which are among the 15 technical reports generated by the project as a whole.
- Fitzgerald, J. M., Hodgetts, A., Ryan, J., Brassington, J., Collier, J., & Augustine, T. (2006). A Review of Progress and Outcome Measures: Use with Sensitive Claims Clients in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Unpublished report, The Psychology Centre, Hamilton, NZ.
- Ryan, J., Hodgetts, A., Fitzgerald, J. M., Brassington, J., Collier, J., & Augustine, T. (2006). A qualitative study investigating the views of ACC Sensitive Claims practitioners about monitoring therapy progress and outcome. Unpublished report, The Psychology Centre, Hamilton, NZ.
- Hodgetts, A., Fitzgerald, J. M., Brassington, J., Ryan, J., Collier, J., & Augustine, T. (2005). Measuring Outcome: A Survey of ACC Sensitive Claim Practitioners. Unpublished report, The Psychology Centre, Hamilton, NZ.
A summary of the main findings from the report by Ryan, Hodgetts, Fitzgerald, et al. (2006) iwere presented at the 2007 annual conference of the New Zealand Psychological Society held in Hamilton, NZ.
- Ryan, J., Hodgetts, A., Fitzgerald, J. M., Brassington, J., Collier, J., & Augustine, T. (2007). Formal monitoring of therapeutic progress and outcomes: A qualitative study of ACC Sensitive Claims practitioners' views of therapeutic measurement. Paper presented at the annual conference of the New Zealand Psychological Society, Hamilton, New Zealand.
The final guidelines were published by the Accident Compensation Corporation in March 2008 under the title, Sexual Abuse and Mental Injury: Practice Guidelines for Aotearoa New Zealand.