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Intersecting needs: neurodivergence, gender, and sexual violence in local support systems:a study of the local context of support for autistic young women and girls, and those with ADHD, who have experienced sexual violence and exploitation
No full textThis report presents the findings of a multi-method research study exploring how autistic young women and girls, and those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames can be better supported and protected from sexual violence and exploitation. Funded by the London Violence Reduction Unit (VRU), the study was undertaken via a partnership between Kingston Council, the Safer Young Lives Research Centre (SYLRC) at the University of Bedfordshire and the women’s charity Advance
Creating a containing space for analysing data: roles and responsibilities in the Many Minds process
Get PDFThis article forms part of a special issue on a psychosocial method of group data analysis characterised as Many Minds. In this article, we aim to democratise and render transparent the Many Minds process and outline its affordances as a method for analysing evocative and provocative data. The article begins with an acknowledgement of our own positionalities. We move on to explore the specific context in which our experiences were located, how the Many Minds approach operated in this space and the methods we devised for writing this article. Through sharing our understanding and experiences in three discrete Many Minds roles – the facilitator, the sharer and the participant – we reflect on the characteristics, responsibilities and practices associated with each of them. We consider how attending to these roles is pivotal to the creation of a containing and generative environment that maximises the opportunity for the unbearable to be borne, the unthinkable to be thought and for unconscious knowledge to be surfaced and voiced. Attending to these roles, we argue, is essential for a space to be created in which participants’ research experiences can be honoured, respected and better understood. Many Minds offers a generative approach that has rich potential for researchers, including practitioner researchers, who seek deeply reflexive psychosocial methods for data analysis.</p
Criminalising ‘Conversion Therapy’
Get PDFAn increasing number of jurisdictions have introduced legal bans on so-called ‘conversion therapy’ practices. Yet significant uncertainty and disagreement persist among legal scholars, policymakers and advocates about whether criminal law is an appropriate tool in this area and, if so, how it should be used. This article addresses that pressing question by examining whether criminalisation is justified, what risks it poses to the rights of LGBT+ people and others, and how those risks can be mitigated. Drawing on analogies with existing criminal offences and a comparative analysis of legislative models from several jurisdictions, it argues that a carefully designed criminal ban can be a legitimate and proportionate response to the serious harms caused by ‘conversion therapy’. The article develops an original, evidence-based framework that clarifies how such bans should be formulated in law and integrated with complementary non-criminal measures, and what broader lessons this holds for the place of criminal law in advancing human rights
Exergoeconomic evaluation of Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy storage:effects of pressure ratio and configuration
Get PDFAn exergoeconomic analysis of three configurations of Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage systems: 3-stage, 5-stage and 7-stage at a constant pressure ratio of 2.42, and three 5-stage systems at pressure ratios of 2.42, 2.70 and 3.00 was conducted using the Specific Exergy Costing method. The exergetic costs, exergy destruction cost rates, and exergy-based monetary costs were calculated. The results show that due to the inherent exergy destruction in the expanders, the exergetic costs and the exergy-based monetary costs of electricity are the lowest at the first expanders, which operate at the highest pressure. The exergetic costs increase in the subsequent expanders. The study also reveals that the average exergetic cost of electricity is almost constant at 1.461 kWh/kWh for all configurations at a pressure ratio of 2.42. However, these costs increase for the 5-stage systems, operating at higher pressure ratios to 1.507 kWh/kWh at a pressure ratio of 2.70 and 1.552 kWh/kWh at a pressure ratio of 3.00. Similar trends are observed when analysing the exergy-based monetary costs. The average exergy cost for all configurations at a pressure ratio of 2.42 is around 0.43/kWh for the 5-stage system at a pressure ratio of 3.00, assuming a purchase cost of electricity of $0.25/kWh. The study concludes that exergy costs depend more on system design, particularly thermal management, than on the final pressure of the system and that exergoeconomic analysis plays a crucial role in designing efficient energy storage systems.</p
Criminalising ‘Conversion Therapy’
Get PDFAn increasing number of jurisdictions have introduced legal bans on so-called ‘conversion therapy’ practices. Yet significant uncertainty and disagreement persist among legal scholars, policymakers and advocates about whether criminal law is an appropriate tool in this area and, if so, how it should be used. This article addresses that pressing question by examining whether criminalisation is justified, what risks it poses to the rights of LGBT+ people and others, and how those risks can be mitigated. Drawing on analogies with existing criminal offences and a comparative analysis of legislative models from several jurisdictions, it argues that a carefully designed criminal ban can be a legitimate and proportionate response to the serious harms caused by ‘conversion therapy’. The article develops an original, evidence-based framework that clarifies how such bans should be formulated in law and integrated with complementary non-criminal measures, and what broader lessons this holds for the place of criminal law in advancing human rights
Co-producing research with care experienced young adults and social work professionals
Get PDFDrawing on the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) principles of co-production, the chapter reflects on and critiques the approaches adopted in two leaving care studies. The first employed care-experienced young adults as peer researchers in a study that aimed to advance understanding of the ‘ingredients’ to implement and sustain innovations. In the second study, a Networked Learning Community (NLC) was established, bringing together care-experienced young people, frontline practitioners, and managers to develop accessible tools and resources to support social work practice. The findings highlight the need for attentiveness to relational safety, capacity-building, and reflective practices. They also demonstrate the role that values play in building authentic relationships, and disrupting traditional power hierarchies. However, practical considerations, including training, adequate time and resources, and the use of a range of communications channels, are also important. The chapter concludes with a call for further formal evaluation of co-production models, particularly the NLC model, and their long-term effects on both research outcomes and the development of participants’ skills and confidence.<br/
Reflections on Identity:A Podcast Series for Educators
No full textWorking in education is increasingly hectic and demanding. It is a multi-faceted world with many demands and often serving a range of masters. We rarely have time to think about who we are and what impact we are making. In this series Carol and Neil invite guests to think about what it means to be a professional in education. What are our identities and who determines what they are? How does identity reflect the roles that we have? Do we have a sense of agency at work
Barriers and facilitators to the rapid adaptations of healthcare service delivery during public health emergencies: a systematic integrative review of literature
Get PDF<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Rapid adaptation of healthcare services during public health emergencies is key in ensuring continuous delivery of essential healthcare services. However, challenges associated with rapid adaptation can lead to disruptions in care delivery, impacting responses to population healthcare needs. To prepare for a prompt future response, it is important to identify and understand the barriers and facilitators influencing rapid adaptation efforts. A systematic integrative review was conducted between March and October 2022, with five healthcare-related databases searched from 2012. Weekly auto-alerts continued until March 2023. The Mixed-Methods Appraisal Tool was used for quality assessment and data extraction conducted using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Seventeen eligible studies utilised quantitative (10/17, 59%), mixed-methods (4/17, 23%) or qualitative designs (3/17, 18%). Most rapid adaptation in healthcare service delivery happened within 3 months after the World Health Organisation declared Coronavirus disease a pandemic (13/17, 76%), with telehealth being the key rapid adaptation that occurred. Inner setting and process factors served as both barriers and facilitators. Two additional factors not present in the consolidated framework, namely: (1) emergency command and control at the healthcare level and (2) acceptability and resilience, were identified as facilitators to rapid adaptation. This systematic integrative review underscores that while healthcare services rapidly adapted within the initial 3 months of the pandemic, inadequate readiness may have hindered their capacity to respond inclusively, potentially impacting on the sustainability of adapted services. Addressing these issues will support greater preparation for public health emergencies.</jats:p>
‘Nothing geeky about photography’: engaging and supporting girls and young women accessing a specialist child sexual exploitation service through photography and digital storytelling
Get PDFThere is a gap in the literature surrounding creative, arts-based approaches for engaging and supporting young people accessing specialist child sexual exploitation (CSE) services in the UK. This paper is based on an ethnographic study of a group photography and digital storytelling project to illustrate why and how these tools can engage girls and young women affected by CSE who, as a group, are routinely described in the literature as ‘hard to engage’. The article draws on interviews and field notes to consider why photography in particular may be engaging and appealing for this group. Furthermore, it illuminates how photography and digital storytelling may potentially be utilised to help counter trauma dynamics associated with child sexual abuse and exploitation through foregrounding choice and control. Consideration to whether such opportunities and outcomes may be achievable with the use of other arts-based tools, or within traditional one-to-one support settings, is also explored. Further research is required to unfurl the potential of arts-based tools and strategies for engaging and supporting young people who have experienced child sexual abuse and exploitation
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