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Towards an environmental perspective on intervention for problem sexual behaviour in people with an intellectual disability
- Author:
- O'CONNOR Wendy
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 10(2), 1997, pp.159-175.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes the evolution of intervention for people with an intellectual disability who have problem sexual behaviour in Australia. Accepted treatments for non-disabled sexual offenders are now being applied to offenders with a disability. Finds that intervention should be broad-based and individualised and attend to deviant sexual preference, patterns of offending behaviour and the environmental context of the behaviour. There is a need for controlled studies to isolate the effects of individual components in multi-component interventions.
Men with intellectual disabilities who sexually abuse: a review of the literature
- Authors:
- THOMPSON David, BROWN Hilary
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 10(2), 1997, pp.140-158.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Trailing behind the recent acknowledgement of the high incidence of sexual abuse amongst people with intellectual disabilities is a recognition of men with intellectual disabilities as perpetrators of sexual abuse. This article reviews the North American, Australian and British literature published in this area. It demonstrates that both theoretical understandings and clinical interventions with men with intellectual disabilities are often discordant with wider perspectives of work with sexual abusers. The effect of this is shown to be common discriminatory practice received by men with intellectual disabilities which at times shows poor regard for their rights.
There are no easy answers: the provision of continuing care and treatment to adults with learning disabilities who sexually abuse others
- Editors:
- CHURCHILL James, et al
- Publisher:
- Association for Residential Care
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 191p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Chesterfield
Explores issues around sexual abuse and learning difficulty and addresses issues of definition, assessment, treatment and management of people with learning difficulties who sexually abuse others. Section one looks at terminology, sets the context and examines the consequences of inaction. Section two examines issues from the literature, including: definitions of abusive behaviour; definitions of learning difficulty; the extent of sexual offending; men with learning difficulties who sexually offend; women abusers; clinical interventions; pharmacological interventions; work with staff and other carers; and ethical issues; section three defines sexual consent and the duty to report. Section four deals with the responsibilities of commissioners, purchasers and providers and includes chapters on: learning from things going wrong; designing better service responses; keeping people safe; and confidentiality. Section five looks at boundaries with criminal justice and other legal systems. Section 6 examines decision making. Section seven looks at assessment and establishing an understanding of an offender. Sections eight and nine are on assessing risk, treatment and risk management. Section ten deals with managing the service on a day to day basis.