Morag Mcarthur

Young People’s Perceptions of Sexual Assault in Residential Care: “It Does Happen a Lot”

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 11-02-2020

DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2020.1715521

A practice framework to guide screening and assessment in the Australian Family Relationship Centres and Advice Line

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 05-10-2009

DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2206.2009.00612.X

Vulnerable Families’ Use of Services: Getting What They Need

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 12-2012

DOI: 10.1080/0312407X.2012.689308

The Emergence of Virtual Reality Simulation and Its Implications for Nursing Profession

Publisher: Korean Society of Women Health Nursing

Date: 2019

DOI: 10.4069/KJWHN.2019.25.2.125

Children's experiences and needs in relation to domestic and family violence: Findings from a meta‐synthesis

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 07-05-2019

DOI: 10.1111/CFS.12645

Lessons learned from children who have experienced homelessness: what services need to know

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 02-2011

DOI: 10.1111/J.1099-0860.2009.00270.X

Children and young people’s decision-making in social research about sensitive issues

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 30-12-2020

DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2020.1866749

Needs or deeds? Child protection and youth justice in the Australian Capital Territory

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 06-2013

DOI: 10.1080/09649069.2013.800285

Is it ‘fair'? Representation of children, young people and parents in an adversarial court system

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 11-03-2015

DOI: 10.1111/CFS.12226

Brutal bullies and protective peers: How young people help or hinder each other's safety in residential care

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 30-10-2020

DOI: 10.1080/0886571X.2019.1682487

If only I, they, we had done things differently: Young people talk about school difficulties and crime

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 09-2014

DOI: 10.1016/J.CHILDYOUTH.2014.06.015

Suicidal behaviour in prisons: Learning from Australian and international experiences

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 08-2008

DOI: 10.1016/J.IJLP.2007.11.004

Abstract: This article explores what progress researchers and policy makers have made towards understanding and responding to the problem of suicidal behaviour in custody over the last 15 years. It examines current program initiatives and strategies for minimising this behaviour. This has become an imperative issue for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) as they are in the process of developing their first prison (due to open mid 2008). The authors of this article were asked to prepare a report as part of the development of the prison. In developing a prison the ACT Government wanted to learn from the experiences of other jurisdictions including international 'best practice'. Australian prison system agenda has been dominated since the 1990s by the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody which made 339 recommendations. These recommendations have been important for developing programs for intervention and prevention of suicidal behaviour for all inmates. This article examines the experiences of Australian jurisdictions over the last 15 years since the Royal Commission report was published. For the ACT Government learning from both international and domestic experiences is essential in developing a new prison.

Different but the same? Exploring the experiences of young people caring for a parent with an alcohol or other drug issue

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 11-11-2010

DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2010.522561

Someone to check in on me: social capital, social support and vulnerable parents with very young children in the Australian Capital Territory

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 12-04-2010

DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2206.2009.00660.X

We’re all in it together: supporting young carers and their families in Australia

Publisher: Hindawi Limited

Date: 06-06-2007

DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2524.2007.00719.X

Abstract: Although recent initiatives in Australia have attempted to respond to the needs of children and young people with care responsibilities, many continue to be unable to access responsive supports. A qualitative, exploratory study was conducted to identify the current needs and barriers to services for young carers and their families in Canberra, Australia. This paper focuses on a range of family, service and systems level issues that impede young carers' access to services. The findings are based on semistructured, face-to-face interviews conducted with 50 children and young people with care responsibilities. Purposive and snowballing s ling were used to recruit the s le. Peer researchers were involved in the development of the research parameters and conducted and analysed interviews. Young carers in this s le reported high levels of need but low levels of support provided formally and informally by their extended families and the service sector. Major barriers to support included reluctance within families to seek assistance for fear of child removal, negative intervention and increased scrutiny the families' lack of awareness of available services a lack of flexibility and responsiveness to the holistic needs of families and a lack of service collaboration. The importance of recognising the specific needs of each member within the family unit was particularly highlighted as was the need for responsive and co-ordinated service supports.

Changing things for the better: the use of children and young people’s reference groups in social research

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 09-01-2015

DOI: 10.1080/13645579.2014.989640

Opportunities Lost––Why Some Parents of Young Children Are Not Well-Connected to the Service Systems Designed to Assist Them

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 12-2010

DOI: 10.1080/0312407X.2010.508170

Children’s participation in research on sensitive topics: addressing concerns of decision-makers

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 09-07-2020

DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2019.1639623

Jumping through hoops – the cost of compliance on sole parents

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 13-01-2012

DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2206.2011.00817.X

KContact, an enhanced intervention for contact between children in out-of-home care and their parents: Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 16-11-2015

DOI: 10.1186/S12889-015-2461-3

Who's in Our Family?: An Application of the Theory of Family Boundary Ambiguity to the Experiences of Former Foster Carers

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Date: 04-2009

DOI: 10.1177/030857590903300107

Abstract: Meeting the increasing demand for foster care homes is well recognised internationally and in Australia as a continual challenge. Understanding the needs of foster carers and supporting them to undertake this important work is a key element of meeting this demand. Lorraine Thomson and Morag McArthur report on the re-analysis of data from a small study of former foster carers who ceased fostering between 2004 and 2007 in the Australian Capital Territory. Interviews with former carers about their experiences as foster carers revealed themes of loss and uncertainty that alerted researchers to the possibility that the theory of family boundary ambiguity and ambiguous loss may be useful in understanding foster caring experiences. It is suggested that these concepts warrant further exploration and research in the area of foster care. With sensitive application, they may assist foster families, former foster carers, foster care workers and policy makers to understand more fully and respond to some of the challenging experiences of foster caring.

Australian Catholic University Canberra Campus

Location: Australia

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University Of New South Wales - Randwick Campus

Location: Australia

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Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP130100282

Start Date: 07-2013

End Date: 06-2018

Amount: $560,984.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0669230

Start Date: 09-2006

End Date: 09-2011

Amount: $501,827.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0987175

Start Date: 05-2009

End Date: 09-2011

Amount: $580,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Project LP130100282

Start Date: 2013

End Date: 2016

Funder: Australian Research Council

Challenges, Possibilities And Future Directions: A National Assessment Of Australia's Children's Courts

Start Date: 2009

End Date: 2010

Funder: Australian Research Council

Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150100864

Start Date: 06-2015

End Date: 06-2018

Amount: $335,500.00

Funder: Australian Research Council