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"It's Intense, to an Extent": A Qualitative Study of the Emotional Challenges Faced by Staff Working on a Treatment Programme for Intellectually Disabled Sex Offenders
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Sandhu, Daljit K.; Rose, John; Rostill-Brookes, Helen J.; Thrift, Su – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: This study explores the emotional challenges faced by staff working on a sex offender treatment programme for people with an intellectual disability. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were carried out with eight participants working on a treatment programme for sex offenders with an intellectual disability. Interviews were analysed…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Sexual Abuse, Mental Retardation, Clinical Supervision (of Teachers)
Exploring the Development of Existing Sex Education Programmes for People with Intellectual Disabilities: An Intervention Mapping Approach
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Schaafsma, Dilana; Stoffelen, Joke M. T.; Kok, Gerjo; Curfs, Leopold M. G. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: People with intellectual disabilities face barriers that affect their sexual health. Sex education programmes have been developed by professionals working in the field of intellectual disabilities with the aim to overcome these barriers. The aim of this study was to explore the development of these programmes. Methods: Sex education…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Mental Retardation, Sexuality, Program Development
Repetition of Contaminating Question Types when Children and Youths with Intellectual Disabilities Are Interviewed
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Cederborg, A.-C.; Danielsson, H.; La Rooy, D.; Lamb, M. E. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: The present study examined the effects of repeating questions in interviews investigating the possible sexual abuse of children and youths who had a variety of intellectual disabilities. We predicted that the repetition of option-posing and suggestive questions would lead the suspected victims to change their responses, making it…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Prevalence of Sexual Abuse of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Taiwan
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Pan, Shu-Man – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2007
Although sexual abuse of people with intellectual disabilities has emerged as a major issue in the West over recent years, few researchers have examined this issue in Taiwan. The prevalence and current state of sexual abuse for people with intellectual disabilities in Taiwan were investigated here. Results of face-to-face interviews with 336…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries
The Relationship between Childhood Abuse, Psychological Symptoms and Subsequent Sex Offending
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Hayes, Susan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Childhood sexual and physical abuse has been related to subsequent offending behaviour in non-disabled individuals as well as people with intellectual disabilities, but there is a dearth of research examining the link between these two characteristics and psychological, behavioural and psychiatric symptoms amongst sex offenders with…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Sexual Abuse, Mental Retardation, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Group Treatment for Men with Intellectual Disability and Sexually Abusive Behaviour: Service User Views
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Hays, Sarah-Jane; Murphy, Glynis H.; Langdon, Peter E.; Rose, David; Reed, Tracy – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2007
Background: Men with intellectual disability (ID) and sexually abusive behaviour are a disempowered and marginalised group. Nevertheless, as service users, they can be consulted and involved in a variety of different ways, including ascertaining their views of the services they receive. Method: A group of 16 men with ID and sexually abusive…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Males, Empathy, Sexual Abuse