Sexualistation of Young People
Sexualistation of Young People Sexualistation of Young People
Sexualisation of Young People Review 10. Acknowledgements 100 Researching and writing this review has been one of the most interesting and thought provoking journeys of my career. I have been very lucky to have the support of a great team behind me to make the task of collating, reviewing and writing up this work possible. A big thank you to Steven McDermott and Louise Bell for helping me wade through seemingly endless reams of research; and to academics like Jessica Ringrose, Katherine Sarikakis and Maddy Coy for the constructive feedback and input. I am very grateful to the members of the VAWG Advisory Group for their valuable insight into the role that schools and teachers can play in promoting gender equality and preventing violence against women and girls. Thank you also to front-line clinicians and those working in child protection like Sara Delaney, Peter Johnson, Holly Elsdon-Smithers, Davina James-Hanman, Tom Narducci and all the members of the steering group for their invaluable input, help and advice. A very special thank you to Rhys Scudamore and Trystan Dafydd, whose tireless work and assistance throughout made this project not only possible but a genuinely enjoyable working experience. I am especially grateful to both Jacqui Smith and Alan Johnson who had the insight and bravery to recognise that the sexualisation of young people is an issue that needs be addressed and discussed, and who decided to get the conversation started by commissioning this report. Finally, and very importantly, I’d like to thank all the children and young people who have helped shape and inform this review by taking part in focus groups and research studies and by sharing their experiences so generously – and in the case of my little daughter Jessica, for reminding me that the way she sees the world around her will inevitably shape the way she sees herself…
Dr Linda Papadopoulos Dr Linda Papadopoulos is one of the most well-known and respected psychologists working in the UK. Her comments regarding the psychology behind news and current events are often syndicated by the press and discussed by television and radio networks both in Britain and in America. She has a very prolific academic publication record and has published widely in peer reviewed academic journals in the field of Counselling and Medical psychology. She has also written several academic and self-help books and is often invited to give specialist lectures at numerous universities and medical schools both in England and throughout the world. Founder and director of the successful Programme in Counselling Psychology at the London Metropolitan University, Dr Papadopoulos was appointed Reader in psychology in 2001 – a great distinction at such a young age. Dr Papadopoulos is a chartered counselling and health psychologist who has worked in various treatment settings both privately, with her own practice and in the National Health Service. During her 12 years as a chartered psychologist, she has gained extensive experience in the counselling of individuals, couples and families. With a prolific and distinguished career that keeps her very busy, Dr Papadopoulos values her free time. She enjoys family life in London with her husband and their young daughter.
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Dr Linda Papadopoulos<br />
Dr Linda Papadopoulos is one <strong>of</strong> the most well-known and respected psychologists<br />
working in the UK. Her comments regarding the psychology behind news and<br />
current events are <strong>of</strong>ten syndicated by the press and discussed by television and<br />
radio networks both in Britain and in America.<br />
She has a very prolific academic publication record and has published widely in peer<br />
reviewed academic journals in the field <strong>of</strong> Counselling and Medical psychology. She<br />
has also written several academic and self-help books and is <strong>of</strong>ten invited to give<br />
specialist lectures at numerous universities and medical schools both in England and<br />
throughout the world.<br />
Founder and director <strong>of</strong> the successful Programme in Counselling Psychology at<br />
the London Metropolitan University, Dr Papadopoulos was appointed Reader in<br />
psychology in 2001 – a great distinction at such a young age.<br />
Dr Papadopoulos is a chartered counselling and health psychologist who has<br />
worked in various treatment settings both privately, with her own practice and<br />
in the National Health Service. During her 12 years as a chartered psychologist,<br />
she has gained extensive experience in the counselling <strong>of</strong> individuals, couples and<br />
families.<br />
With a prolific and distinguished career that keeps her very busy, Dr Papadopoulos<br />
values her free time. She enjoys family life in London with her husband and their<br />
young daughter.
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