Background and Aims: The importance of the involvement of parents in treatment approaches for Children and Young People (CYP) who have engaged in Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB) has been consistently highlighted within the literature. Given that HSB arises in a family context, parents are considered key agents for change where CYP remain in their care. Professionals may work with them as a means of improving the CYP's therapeutic outcomes. Despite this, little is known about their personal lived experiences and representations of meaning, which remain largely unexplored. The current study aimed to address this gap and gain a rich understanding of the experiences of parents, from their own perspective. Methodology: Semi-structured interviews were used with six biological parents who were recruited via purposive sampling from a specialist service working with CYP who have engaged in HSB and their families. During interviews, four broad areas of interest were explored: the personal psychological impact of their child engaging in HSB; the impact on the parent-child relationship; wider familial and community responses; and parental coping. Interviews were audio-recorded and their verbatim transcripts analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Findings and Conclusions: The analysis produced four main themes; 'A devastated and overwhelmed life'; 'Threatened and trying to feel safer'; 'A challenged relationship with son'; and 'Space for hope in the face of hopelessness?'. It was highlighted that parents' experiences and meaning-making appeared intimately woven with a complex web of powerful relational and socially constructed factors. The research outcomes provide valuable insights for professionals working with young people who have engaged in HSB and their families. In learning more about what it is like to be the parent of a CYP who has engaged in HSB, it is hoped that professionals will have a richer framework from which to provide support to both the parent and to their child. Implications for clinical practice, the strengths and limitations of the methodology and directions for future research are discussed.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--York University, 2001. Graduate Programme in Psychology. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 197-212). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pNQ67917.

Paplauskienė D. Mother‘s motivation to have one child in a family. A graduation dissertation for master‘s degree. Tutor - dr.A.Valantinas; Vilnius Pedagogical University, Social communication institute, Social pedagogical department. – Vilnius, - 2005. – 60 p. The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the peculiarities of mother‘s motivation to grow only one child. During the investigation we were trying to define how much the solution to have one child is caused by social economic changes, how this evaluation of the solution varies according to the age of respondents. The research has been carried out in the following aspects: common characteristics of investigative people, the solution to have one child according to family functions: good or poor daily circumstances, the process of bringing up and educating a child and emotional relations with a spouse. Relations of the solution to have one child with social and economic elements according to the economic rate. A saying “I have one child as I have planned“ is viewed in this paper, also the role of the government in solving the coordination problem of a family and a job and the spheres which could influence a birthrate. 150 respondents ( women ) aged 18-45 were surveyed. Questionnaire was used in this investigation and descriptive statistical methods. The results were analysed using a comparative analysis method according to respondents‘ age and education. In order to reveal the relations among variables, t was... [to full text]

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2004. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Thesis (PhD) -- Auckland University of Technology, 2004. / Also held in print (250 leaves, col. ill., 30 cm.) in Akoranga Theses Collection (T 618.92 DIC)

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1983.

Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 1991.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Texas, May, 2009. / Title from title page display. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1983.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, June 2003. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.