Research Methods for the Evaluation of Group Interventions in Sexuality Education and Enhancement
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Dr Barnaby B. Barratt , Dr Konstance McCaffree, Dr Linda De Villers |
Despite the growing popularity of brief group interventions (weekend workshops,sexuality attitude reassessment seminars, and other formats) since the 1960s, there is a paucity of evaluative evidence as to their effectiveness. An abundance of anecdotal testimony suggests that these interventions may have powerful and lasting impact on individual participants.
Scientific research on attitudinal change and group dynamics, in contexts outside the field of sexual health, is reviewed and found to offer many reasons to support the proposition that brief group interventions in this field, if conducted with an attentiveness to the many factors that can influence outcome, could be highly efficacious.
Five programmatic suggestions are offered to guide future outcome studies. These include proposals concerning the need for collaboration, for improved qualitative as well as quantitative methods, for longitudinal designs, for the use of technology, and for the content of evaluative measures that assess effectiveness.
(Konstance McCaffree and Linda De Villers took turns in presenting this paper written by Dr Barratt)
Conflict of Interest: None disclosed
Financial Support/Funding: None disclosed
The 19th WAS World Congress for Sexual Health - Sexual Health & Rights: A Global Challenge Göteborg (Sweden) - June 21 – 25, 2009
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Barnaby B. Barratt
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Dr Barnaby B. Barratt
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Dr. Barnaby B. Barratt was appointed to the office of Provost of Northcentral University in March 2009. Dr. Barratt is a certified psychoanalyst, sexuality educator, sex therapist, and somatic psychotherapist; and is past President of the “American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists.” He has held professorial appointments both in psychology and in the humanities (cultural studies and philosophy) at the University of Michigan, University of Detroit, Oakland University, and elsewhere. For much of his career, he was Professor of Family Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Wayne State University (Detroit). In addition to his current appointment at Northcentral University, he is Adjunct Graduate Faculty at the Pacifica Graduate Institute and at Prescott College. Dr. Barratt is the author of seven books and about seventy scientific and professional articles.
For more information visit: Barnaby B. Barratt
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Dr Konstance McCaffree
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"is a certified sexuality educator and adjunct professor/ curriculum coordinator in the Center for Education Human Sexuality Program at Widener University in Chester, PA, a lecturer in the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education."
Dr. McCaffree is active (President-Elect) in the American Association of Sex Education, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and the National Council of Family Relations (NCFR). Dr. McCaffree conducts workshops nationwide to help educators improve their skills in teaching sexuality education."
For more information visit: http://www.sexualhealth.com/experts/view/72/
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Dr Linda De Villers
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Dr De Villers is an international speaker who has taught extensively and led numerous professional workshops on sexuality and Sex Therapy. Linda De Villers also works privately with individuals, couples and samll groups.
She has served on the national board of the AASECT (American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists) and on its professional education committee. She is currently an active member of the Society of the Scientific Study of Sexuality.
Linda De Villers is the author of "Loves skills: A fun, upbeat guide to sex-cessful relationships", now in its 4th edition (2006)
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