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An evaluation of the EQUIP treatment programme with men who have intellectual or other developmental disabilities
- Authors:
- LANGDON Peter E., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 26(2), 2013, pp.167-180.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The Equipping Youth to Help One Another Programme (EQUIP) was designed for young offenders to address a developmental delay in moral reasoning, distorted cognitions and social skills. The authors conducted a single case series study and piloted an adapted version of the EQUIP programme with three men with intellectual disabilities and four men with a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome, all of whom were detained in a medium-secure forensic unit for people with intellectual disabilities. Treatment was delivered over a 12-week period, and participants took part in four-one-hour sessions per week. The results suggested that treatment was successful at increasing moral reasoning ability, reducing distorted cognitions and improving ability to choose effective solutions to problems. However, treatment did not have a significant effect upon anger. The EQUIP programme is a promising treatment, but further research is needed to investigate its effectiveness with men with intellectual or other developmental disabilities. (Edited publisher abstract)
The development of a sex offender assessment and treatment service within a community learning disability team
- Author:
- LANGDON Peter E.
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 15(1), January 2010, pp.44-50.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article comments on the review by McBrien, Newton and Banks (in pages 31-43 of this journal issue) on the development of a community sex offender assessment service to map and assess risk. This commentary discusses the treatment needs of sexual offenders with intellectual disabilities, and the failure of the Prison Service to meet these needs. It argues that people with intellectual disabilities who exhibit inappropriate sexual behaviour should be afforded local interventions provided by community learning disabilities teams and specialist NHS secure services, and that this work should occur jointly with criminal justice agencies.