RT Article
T1 How do forensic clinicians decide?: a Delphi approach to identify domains commonly used in forensic juvenile treatment planning
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 62
IS 3
SP 591
OP 608
A1 Hillege, Sanne L.
A2 van Domburgh, Lieke
A2 Mulder, Eva A.
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1587310600
AB Adolescents in forensic care display wide varieties of complex psychiatric, psychological, and contextual problems. Based on large amounts of information, clinicians need to consider, integrate, and prioritize these offender characteristics to construct individual treatment trajectories. So far, scientific knowledge on how these treatment decisions take place is scarce. Current study uses a qualitative design for detecting implicit knowledge of clinicians on which offender characteristics they consider while making treatment decisions. Using the Delphi method, 34 experienced clinicians working in forensic care facilities in the Netherlands were asked about the most important domains of offender characteristics that influence their treatment planning. Eight domains were identified as being crucial in treatment planning: Mental health problems, Personal characteristics, Family, Offense, Motivation, Treatment, School/Work/Housing, and Peers/Spare time. Based on current results, focus on a broad spectrum of individual and contextual characteristics is recommended. Moreover, protective factors and comorbid problems on multiple domains should be considered.
K1 Delphi technique
K1 Decision support
K1 Treatment planning
K1 Juvenile delinquency
K1 Delphi-Technik
K1 Gruppentherapie
K1 Delphi-Methode
K1 Forensische Psychiatrie
DO 10.1177/0306624X16658724