Evaluation of the Te Poutama Ārahi Rangatahi residential treatment programme for adolescent males : final report Venezia Kingi and Jeremy Robertson
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TextPublication details: Wellington, New Zealand : Child, Youth and Family, 2007Description: electronic document (196 pages) ; PDF fileSubject(s): Online resources: Summary: Te Poutama Ārahi Rangatahi (referred to as Te Poutama from this point on) is a residential treatment centre for high-risk, sexually abusive male adolescents aged 12–16
years who are unsuited to treatment in the community. It is based in Christchurch, New
Zealand, and has a capacity of 12 beds. It began operation in 1999 in response to the
clear need for such a specialised treatment facility (see chapter 1). Barnardos delivers the therapeutic programme under contract to Child, Youth and Family (CYF).
CYF contracted the Crime and Justice Research Centre at Victoria University of
Wellington to undertake both a process and impact evaluation of Te Poutama over a period of five years, 2001–2006. It aimed to see whether the programme met its process
and therapeutic aims, looking at short-, medium- and longer-term outcomes for those in Te Poutama. This report presents the results of this evaluation. (From the Executive summary). Record #6547
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Te Poutama Ārahi Rangatahi (referred to as Te Poutama from this point on) is a residential treatment centre for high-risk, sexually abusive male adolescents aged 12–16
years who are unsuited to treatment in the community. It is based in Christchurch, New
Zealand, and has a capacity of 12 beds. It began operation in 1999 in response to the
clear need for such a specialised treatment facility (see chapter 1). Barnardos delivers the therapeutic programme under contract to Child, Youth and Family (CYF).
CYF contracted the Crime and Justice Research Centre at Victoria University of
Wellington to undertake both a process and impact evaluation of Te Poutama over a period of five years, 2001–2006. It aimed to see whether the programme met its process
and therapeutic aims, looking at short-, medium- and longer-term outcomes for those in Te Poutama. This report presents the results of this evaluation. (From the Executive summary). Record #6547