Young offenders’ experiences of therapeutic interventions
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Young offenders’ experiences of therapeutic interventions
IRAS ID
179956
Contact name
Christina Chelioti
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Leicestershire Partnership Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
4 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
The project involves an exploratory study of the experiences of young offenders with mental health issues in CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services). The purpose of the study is to explore how therapeutic interventions are perceived by the young people and their parents to aid recovery from mental health problems and facilitate re-entry into every-day life free from the offending behaviour and/or the mental health problems. The research has a dual purpose; first, it aims to study the perspectives of young offenders, aged 13-18 years old who have diagnosed mental health problems. These problems occurred additionally to their offending behaviour. Second, it aims to illustrate how some types of therapy such as CBT or Counselling Therapy is perceived by this population to aid recovery. It is recognised that this particular population is often provided with a mix of different intervention type and that retention of young people in therapy can be challenging for the service. Alongside the young people’s views, will be their parents perspectives and the views of professionals, to give a more holistic approach to the issues at stake for the project. The project utilises a qualitative research design and a semi-structured interview schedule will be developed to assess young offender’s views, their parent’s experiences and CAMHS support staff’s opinions. Face to face interviews will be conducted to collect data and Thematic Analysis will be used to analyze the data. Furthermore, the study will last up to six years and reflect the part-time PhD study. The participants, who participate in semi-structured interviews, will talk about their experiences and will be recorded.
REC name
East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 1
REC reference
15/ES/0170
Date of REC Opinion
1 Dec 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion