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If you are considering joining our list of therapists and would like to learn more about our referral program, the following podcast should interest you. As part of his “A MAPs Journey” podcast series, Elliott MAP interviews Michael from B4U-ACT. They discuss everything you might want to know about our list and referral program.
You can access the podcast by clicking on the image below:
Maggie Ingram, a doctoral student at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health, is looking for MAP volunteers to participate in a study on mental health and well-being. Here is a message from Maggie:
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Thank you for your interest in our study! We are interested in learning about the mental health and social support of individuals who are attracted to children. Participation involves taking a confidential, anonymous, online survey, which consists of both multiple choice and short-answer questions. The survey typically takes 35 minutes to complete. No personally identifiable information, including IP addresses, will be collected. We will not ask about illegal behavior, and we will not collect any reportable information.
To be eligible for participation, you must
If you are eligible and interested in participating, please follow this link to the survey, which includes the consent form: https://jhsph.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9MNqrnaht1V9ECV
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to the study team at mentalhealthsocial@jhmi.edu
B4U-ACT is pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of our new newsletter. We hope this newsletter will keep readers informed about our projects and activities promoting objective research and compassionate therapeutic care that meets the needs of minor-attracted adolescents and adults. Our Summer 2020 issue includes an update on current projects and an extensive interview with a doctoral student conducting cutting-edge research on relationships, resiliency, and parenting intentions among MAPs. Click here to access the newsletter.
My name is Maria Sklavou and I am doing my PhD at the University of Sheffield in the UK. My research is looking into conceptualizations of paedophilia, child sexual abuse and relevant implications for policy-making in the USA, the UK and Germany. This study hopes to challenge the stigmatizing narratives about paedophilia and child sexual abuse on a comparative level.
I am looking for MAPs willing to participate in this research. Participants should:
– be over 18 years of age;
– be minor attracted persons, and
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be involved in a relevant organization (such as B4U-ACT) and/ or have
experience with doing therapy in relation to their attraction.
If you agree to participate, you will be asked to keep a diary. The diary can be written or audio-recorded, depending on what you prefer. I will give you some topics that I would like you to consider when keeping your diary: these will be relevant to your attraction and your experiences with therapy. However, you will also be able to add things that you find relevant and important.
The whole process has 3 phases and spans across 3 weeks (1 phase per week), but it is not time-intensive. Each week, you will only have to make one diary entry (but it can be more frequent, if you want to). I understand that you may be very busy and have other priorities, so the timeframe will be flexible and adjustable to your schedule. The diaries are intended to give you the opportunity to express yourselves freely and without judgement. Anything you write or record will be kept completely confidential.
If you are interested in participating, please get in touch with me at: msklavou1@sheffield.ac.uk. I am looking forward to hearing from you!
Thank you for your time!
For more information or to participate in the study:
During 2019, with the support of our generous donors, B4U-ACT has:
We wish to send a special “thank you” to our supporters who have donated to B4U-ACT through Amazon Smile. Over just the past three months they’ve purchased over $6000 worth of products at Amazon.com, and Amazon has sent 0.5% of the price of those purchases on to B4U-ACT. Although this may not seem like a lot, it adds up over time, and it shows consistent support for our efforts.
If you’d like to support B4U-ACT in this way, simply click here to select B4U-ACT as your charity, then bookmark the link so you can easily use it each time you order from Amazon. (Using regular Amazon.com will not result in donations to B4U-ACT.) B4U-ACT receives no identifying information or purchase details as a result of these contributions.
Seeking Individuals to Participate in a Study about the Therapeutic Experiences of Minor Attracted Persons
Nicole Jordan, a Master of Social Work student at the University of Southern Maine, is conducting a study to explore the therapeutic experiences of MAPs. The goal of this study is to contribute to improved therapeutic services for MAPs by understanding the opinions and experiences of individuals receiving therapy related to minor attraction.
In order to participate in research, you must meet the following requirements
Participation is completely voluntary and will not impact your relationship with B4U-ACT. Participants will complete a 45-60 minute interview via Zoom, Jitsi, or phone about their experiences in therapy. Participants will be asked open-ended questions about topics such as their relationship with their therapist, if they felt their needs were being met in therapy, their therapist’s knowledge base of working with a MAP, if therapeutic services were centered around their own goals, and their overall impression of the therapeutic process. Participants will be welcome to skip any questions they do not feel comfortable answering.
No identifying information will be collected to promote participant anonymity. With any questions or if you are interested in participating in this study, please contact Nicole Jordan at nicole.jordan@maine.edu using an email that does not contain identifying information.
