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Sexual exploitation and vulnerability
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.6.11, 2011, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Professionals offer advice on a case involving a young woman with learning disabilities who may be the subject of sexual exploitation by a worker at the care home where she lives.
More than one victim: when people with learning disabilities make false allegations of sexual abuse
- Author:
- JONES Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 12(1), January 2007, pp.28-35.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Three recent cases of false allegations of sexual abuse are described and compared. Neither the needs of alleged perpetrators nor the people with learning disabilities are adequately addressed by current practices. Key issues for service development are discussed.
Equipped to cope?: a resource to help support workers deal with issues relating to the sexual abuse of adults with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- KITSON Debotah, SUPPLE Cliff
- Publisher:
- Association for Residential Care
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Place of publication:
- Chesterfield
This resource is for front line care staff to help with issues relating to sexual abuse of people with learning disabilities. It contains a brief description of the law relating to sexual activity by people with learning disabilities, possible indications of abuse and how to notice them, making and receiving allegations of abuse and what happens next, how to support a victim of abuse, working with people who sexually abuse.
The understanding that care staff bring to abuse
- Author:
- PARLEY Fiona
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 12(1), February 2010, pp.13-26.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This research study investigated care staff views relating to vulnerability and abuse of adults with learning difficulties. In the qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were used with a sample of 20 care staff working across the statutory and the independent care sector. The findings indicated that there is a lack of clarity regarding what constitutes abuse. Almost all respondents named sexual abuse and physical abuse, fewer named verbal abuse or psychological/emotional abuse and still fewer named financial abuse or neglect. No one spontaneously mentioned human rights infringement. Prompts regarding bullying and harassment elicited very variable responses. In particular there was a feeling that people with learning disabilities will never be free of bullying and harassment. Power, authority and control were all used by respondents to describe the need to have the ability to manage challenging situations. It was evident that unqualified staff in particular had observed behaviour that they considered abusive, yet they did not feel that they could speak out against it. The author concludes that further investigation relating to rights infringement, neglect, bullying and harassment is warranted in order that greater awareness may lead to improved safety for these vulnerable adults.