A transdisciplinary approach to adolescent safeguarding education

Littler, Nadine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1946-2761 (2021) A transdisciplinary approach to adolescent safeguarding education. British Journal of Child Health, 2 (5). pp. 227-234.

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Abstract

Background: Adolescent safeguarding is a key public health issue, which requires a transdisciplinary approach to address the range of safeguarding risks seen within this critical period of development.
Aims: The aim of this research study was to explore the need for adolescent safeguarding education within transdisciplinary programmes.

Methods: A qualitative descriptive study was undertaken with participants studying or teaching on nursing, policing, social work, youth work and teaching programmes at a North West University in England. Participation involved either the completion of an JISC online questionnaire or an informal interview, the data of which was analysed using thematic analysis.

Findings: Two key themes were identified in the data; safeguarding education and professional culture, and three subthemes: curriculum content and delivery and professional identity.

Conclusions: This study has highlighted the need to adopt a life course (adolescence) and hybrid approach (uniprofessional and transdisciplinary) to safeguarding education in transdisciplinary programmes.

Item Type:	Article
Journal / Publication Title:	British Journal of Child Health
Publisher:	MA Healthcare
ISSN:	2633-5425
Departments:	Institute of Health > Nursing
Additional Information:	“This is the Accepted Version of the following article: A transdisciplinary approach to adolescent safeguarding education, Nadine Littler, British Journal of Child Health 2021 2:5, 227-234, which has been published in final form as: https://doi.org/10.12968/chhe.2021.2.5.227 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with the MA Healthcare Self-Archiving Policy.”
Depositing User:	NADINE LITTLER
Date Deposited:	16 Dec 2021 09:25
Last Modified:	13 Jan 2024 12:32
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/6320

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