Gemma Mckibbin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4415019 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gemma Mckibbin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gemma |
| FAMILY NAME | Mckibbin |
| SIGNATURE | MCKIBBIN G |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Melbourne |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6831-4784 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Children’s experience of surviving the web of exploitation
Intensified climate extremes and land-use shifts under global change have increased soil erosion uncertainties, demanding precise assessments of the erodibility K value for sustainable management. However, how slope aspect (SA) and topographic relief (TR) interact to influence K remains poorly understood, especially in complex karst terrains. This study addresses this gap by investigating the interacting effects of SA and TR on forest soil erodib…
Financially Coerced ‘Self‐Produced’ Child Sexual Exploitation Material: Narratives of Accountability
Perpetrators financially coerce children to ‘self‐produce’ child sexual exploitation material (CSEM). A harmful dominant narrative has historically blamed victims by framing this form of child sexual exploitation as ‘children engaging in sex work’ obfuscating the tactics of perpetrators. There is limited evidence about the way professionals who support these children construct accountability. This study aimed to explore professionals' constructio…
Disrupting Child Sexual Exploitation: A Cautionary Tale
Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is a problem growing exponentially, especially for children living in residential out‐of‐home care, a disproportionate number who are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Practitioners supporting sexually exploited children are ideally placed to provide insight into promising ways to exit the abuse. This study aimed to develop a model for exiting children living in residential care from CSE, guided by the rese…
The intersection of sexual and criminal exploitation for children going missing in residential care: Patterns; problems; and opportunities
Somewhere in-between’: A qualitative study of Australian foster carers in the liminal space of parenting and professionalism
Nations such as Australia rely on foster care to provide for children who cannot live with their family. The foster care role is challenging and unique, combining elements of personal motivations, public responsibility, and intersections of private and public space. Foster carer shortages are also a challenge for many nations. This study presents findings regarding foster carer identity that emerged from a qualitative study exploring foster carer…
Communities of Practice Support Implementation of Power to Kids in Residential Care: The Embed Model
Children and young people in residential care continue to experience significant harmful sexual behaviour, dating violence and child sexual exploitation. Power to Kids is a programme developed in Australia to prevent and respond to these forms of abuse for this cohort. The aim of the study was to explore how a Communities of Practice initiative could further support the implementation of the Power to Kids programme in the residential care practic…
Frontline Workers’ Response to Harmful Sexual Behavior: Building Blocks For Promising Practice
Frontline workers, including educators and health practitioners, play an important role in identifying and responding to harmful sexual behavior (HSB) carried out by children and young people. Despite this, there have been no reviews of the evidence about promising practice for how frontline workers could best manage this behavior. This article presents a scoping review of evidence exploring the research question: How can frontline professionals …
Never waste a crisis: Initiatives responding to men who use violence during Covid-19
A crisis creates a time when normal problem-solving mechanisms are thrown into disarray. The COVID-19 pandemic plunged individuals and service systems into crisis. While recognising the destructive impact on health and well-being for those involved, the aim of this study was to explore opportunities for change created during a crisis, addressing the question: What has been learnt under COVID-19 about delivering domestic abuse services to perpetra…
Using digital storytelling with women who have experienced intimate partner abuse: A qualitative exploration of participant experiences in Australia
Intimate partner abuse (IPA) is a pervasive issue affecting one in three women globally. Although understanding of IPA has increased over time, it is still lacking, and new ways of highlighting the experiences of victims/survivors are essential. This article draws on reflexive thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews from two research projects to examine the experiences of women who have experienced IPA and who participated in a digital st…
Navigating the grey zone in the response to child abuse and neglect in primary healthcare settings
Child abuse and neglect (child abuse) is a common issue that leads to significant health issues. Given the association between child abuse and health, mandatory reporting laws for doctors and nurses were introduced in jurisdictions such as the US, Canada and Australia. However, this legislation is not globally or nationally consistent. Thus, there is confusion surrounding the definition of abuse that should be reported and how to respond when sus…
Implementing the Power to Kids programme in home‐based (foster) care: Identifying the Safety approach
Sexual abuse and dating violence are chronic problems for children and young people in out‐of‐home care. This study explored the impact of a prevention and response programme Power to Kids, which targets harmful sexual behaviour (HSB), child sexual exploitation (CSE) and dating violence (DV) for children and young people in home‐based (foster) care. Twenty‐eight case managers, 25 foster carers and 13 children and young people participated in a mi…
Using sexual health and safety education to protect against child sexual abuse in residential care: The Linc model
Children and young people living in residential care are vulnerable to sexual abuse, and there is scant evidence about what sexuality education could help address this vulnerability. This paper explores the impact of the Power to Kids: Respecting Sexual Safety programme, which involved capacity‐building workers to have ‘brave conversations’ with children and young people in residential care. The aim of the study was to capture the perceptions of …
Tipping the Scales: Factors Influencing the Decision to Report Child Maltreatment in Primary Care
Child maltreatment (CM) is an important public health issue linked to significant physical and mental health complications across the life span. Given the association between CM and health, general practitioners (GPs) and primary care nurses (PNs) are well-placed to identify and respond to this issue and are mandated to report suspected CM in many jurisdictions. Research has found that primary care doctors and nurses need support when responding …
Changing considerations of matching foster carers and children: A scoping review of the research and evidence
Respecting Sexual Safety: A Program to Prevent Sexual Exploitation and Harmful Sexual Behaviour in Out-of-Home Care
For children and young people living in residential care, recent Victorian and national inquiries have found that harmful sexual behaviour carried out by children and young people, and child sexual exploitation perpetrated by adults, are significant problems. Efforts to address harmful sexual behaviour and child sexual exploitation in Victoria include the establishment of sexually abusive behaviour treatment services and the Sexual Exploitation P…
Preventing Harmful Sexual Behaviour and Child Sexual Exploitation for children & young people living in residential care: A scoping review in the Australian context
Prevention-enhancing interactions: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis of the evidence about children who sexually abuse other children
There is a growing interest in English-speaking jurisdictions, including Australia, North America, Canada, the United Kingdom and New Zealand, about the prevention of sexual abuse perpetrated by children against other children. The aim of this review was to identify opportunities for research, policy and practice which could enhance the prevention agenda relating to the perpetration of sexual abuse by children through conducting a Critical Interp…
The intersectional turn in feminist theory: A response to Carbin and Edenheim (2013)
The authors of this response constitute a small, informal reading group of academics and doctoral students interested in engaging with intersectionality. Doctoral students were being urged to tackle intersectionality in their theoretical development, while academics recognised that their earlier feminist theoretical roots were rapidly becoming overwritten. A reading group met our need for sharing articles, ideas and critical analysis. After readi…
Respecting Sexual Safety: A Program to Prevent Sexual Exploitation and Harmful Sexual Behaviour in Out-of-Home Care
For children and young people living in residential care, recent Victorian and national inquiries have found that harmful sexual behaviour carried out by children and young people, and child sexual exploitation perpetrated by adults, are significant problems. Efforts to address harmful sexual behaviour and child sexual exploitation in Victoria include the establishment of sexually abusive behaviour treatment services and the Sexual Exploitation P…
The intersectional turn in feminist theory: A response to Carbin and Edenheim (2013)
The authors of this response constitute a small, informal reading group of academics and doctoral students interested in engaging with intersectionality. Doctoral students were being urged to tackle intersectionality in their theoretical development, while academics recognised that their earlier feminist theoretical roots were rapidly becoming overwritten. A reading group met our need for sharing articles, ideas and critical analysis. After readi…
Disrupting Child Sexual Exploitation: A Cautionary Tale
Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is a problem growing exponentially, especially for children living in residential out‐of‐home care, a disproportionate number who are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Practitioners supporting sexually exploited children are ideally placed to provide insight into promising ways to exit the abuse. This study aimed to develop a model for exiting children living in residential care from CSE, guided by the rese…
Using sexual health and safety education to protect against child sexual abuse in residential care: The Linc model
Children and young people living in residential care are vulnerable to sexual abuse, and there is scant evidence about what sexuality education could help address this vulnerability. This paper explores the impact of the Power to Kids: Respecting Sexual Safety programme, which involved capacity‐building workers to have ‘brave conversations’ with children and young people in residential care. The aim of the study was to capture the perceptions of …
The intersectional turn in feminist theory: A response to Carbin and Edenheim (2013)
The authors of this response constitute a small, informal reading group of academics and doctoral students interested in engaging with intersectionality. Doctoral students were being urged to tackle intersectionality in their theoretical development, while academics recognised that their earlier feminist theoretical roots were rapidly becoming overwritten. A reading group met our need for sharing articles, ideas and critical analysis. After readi…
Prevention-enhancing interactions: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis of the evidence about children who sexually abuse other children
There is a growing interest in English-speaking jurisdictions, including Australia, North America, Canada, the United Kingdom and New Zealand, about the prevention of sexual abuse perpetrated by children against other children. The aim of this review was to identify opportunities for research, policy and practice which could enhance the prevention agenda relating to the perpetration of sexual abuse by children through conducting a Critical Interp…
Preventing Harmful Sexual Behaviour and Child Sexual Exploitation for children & young people living in residential care: A scoping review in the Australian context
Respecting Sexual Safety: A Program to Prevent Sexual Exploitation and Harmful Sexual Behaviour in Out-of-Home Care
For children and young people living in residential care, recent Victorian and national inquiries have found that harmful sexual behaviour carried out by children and young people, and child sexual exploitation perpetrated by adults, are significant problems. Efforts to address harmful sexual behaviour and child sexual exploitation in Victoria include the establishment of sexually abusive behaviour treatment services and the Sexual Exploitation P…
Tipping the Scales: Factors Influencing the Decision to Report Child Maltreatment in Primary Care
Child maltreatment (CM) is an important public health issue linked to significant physical and mental health complications across the life span. Given the association between CM and health, general practitioners (GPs) and primary care nurses (PNs) are well-placed to identify and respond to this issue and are mandated to report suspected CM in many jurisdictions. Research has found that primary care doctors and nurses need support when responding …
Changing considerations of matching foster carers and children: A scoping review of the research and evidence
Using sexual health and safety education to protect against child sexual abuse in residential care: The Linc model
Children and young people living in residential care are vulnerable to sexual abuse, and there is scant evidence about what sexuality education could help address this vulnerability. This paper explores the impact of the Power to Kids: Respecting Sexual Safety programme, which involved capacity‐building workers to have ‘brave conversations’ with children and young people in residential care. The aim of the study was to capture the perceptions of …
Implementing the Power to Kids programme in home‐based (foster) care: Identifying the Safety approach
Sexual abuse and dating violence are chronic problems for children and young people in out‐of‐home care. This study explored the impact of a prevention and response programme Power to Kids, which targets harmful sexual behaviour (HSB), child sexual exploitation (CSE) and dating violence (DV) for children and young people in home‐based (foster) care. Twenty‐eight case managers, 25 foster carers and 13 children and young people participated in a mi…
Frontline Workers’ Response to Harmful Sexual Behavior: Building Blocks For Promising Practice
Frontline workers, including educators and health practitioners, play an important role in identifying and responding to harmful sexual behavior (HSB) carried out by children and young people. Despite this, there have been no reviews of the evidence about promising practice for how frontline workers could best manage this behavior. This article presents a scoping review of evidence exploring the research question: How can frontline professionals …
Never waste a crisis: Initiatives responding to men who use violence during Covid-19
A crisis creates a time when normal problem-solving mechanisms are thrown into disarray. The COVID-19 pandemic plunged individuals and service systems into crisis. While recognising the destructive impact on health and well-being for those involved, the aim of this study was to explore opportunities for change created during a crisis, addressing the question: What has been learnt under COVID-19 about delivering domestic abuse services to perpetra…
Using digital storytelling with women who have experienced intimate partner abuse: A qualitative exploration of participant experiences in Australia
Intimate partner abuse (IPA) is a pervasive issue affecting one in three women globally. Although understanding of IPA has increased over time, it is still lacking, and new ways of highlighting the experiences of victims/survivors are essential. This article draws on reflexive thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews from two research projects to examine the experiences of women who have experienced IPA and who participated in a digital st…
Navigating the grey zone in the response to child abuse and neglect in primary healthcare settings
Child abuse and neglect (child abuse) is a common issue that leads to significant health issues. Given the association between child abuse and health, mandatory reporting laws for doctors and nurses were introduced in jurisdictions such as the US, Canada and Australia. However, this legislation is not globally or nationally consistent. Thus, there is confusion surrounding the definition of abuse that should be reported and how to respond when sus…
Communities of Practice Support Implementation of Power to Kids in Residential Care: The Embed Model
Children and young people in residential care continue to experience significant harmful sexual behaviour, dating violence and child sexual exploitation. Power to Kids is a programme developed in Australia to prevent and respond to these forms of abuse for this cohort. The aim of the study was to explore how a Communities of Practice initiative could further support the implementation of the Power to Kids programme in the residential care practic…
Children’s experience of surviving the web of exploitation
Intensified climate extremes and land-use shifts under global change have increased soil erosion uncertainties, demanding precise assessments of the erodibility K value for sustainable management. However, how slope aspect (SA) and topographic relief (TR) interact to influence K remains poorly understood, especially in complex karst terrains. This study addresses this gap by investigating the interacting effects of SA and TR on forest soil erodib…
Financially Coerced ‘Self‐Produced’ Child Sexual Exploitation Material: Narratives of Accountability
Perpetrators financially coerce children to ‘self‐produce’ child sexual exploitation material (CSEM). A harmful dominant narrative has historically blamed victims by framing this form of child sexual exploitation as ‘children engaging in sex work’ obfuscating the tactics of perpetrators. There is limited evidence about the way professionals who support these children construct accountability. This study aimed to explore professionals' constructio…
Disrupting Child Sexual Exploitation: A Cautionary Tale
Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is a problem growing exponentially, especially for children living in residential out‐of‐home care, a disproportionate number who are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Practitioners supporting sexually exploited children are ideally placed to provide insight into promising ways to exit the abuse. This study aimed to develop a model for exiting children living in residential care from CSE, guided by the rese…
The intersection of sexual and criminal exploitation for children going missing in residential care: Patterns; problems; and opportunities
Somewhere in-between’: A qualitative study of Australian foster carers in the liminal space of parenting and professionalism
Nations such as Australia rely on foster care to provide for children who cannot live with their family. The foster care role is challenging and unique, combining elements of personal motivations, public responsibility, and intersections of private and public space. Foster carer shortages are also a challenge for many nations. This study presents findings regarding foster carer identity that emerged from a qualitative study exploring foster carer…
Medicine (12 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (10 works) · Nursing (9 works) · Poison control (8 works) · Suicide prevention (7 works) · Child sexual abuse (6 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Psychological intervention (6 works)