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Sexuality and disability: a guide for everyday practice
- Authors:
- COOPER Elaine, GUILLEBAUD John
- Publisher:
- Radcliffe Medical Press
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 98p.
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon
Practical text presenting a clear explanation of the issues concerning sexuality and disability for all professionals working with disabled people or people with learning difficulties. Uses case studies throughout.
Responding to the sexual concerns of persons with disabilities
- Author:
- SANDOWSKI Carol
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work and Human Sexuality, 8(2), 1993, pp.29-43.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Social workers can be instrumental in helping clients with disabilities affirming their sexuality. Addresses sexual issues facing people with disabilities and discusses strategies for social workers to assist these clients with their sexual concerns.
Helping the sexually oppressed
- Editors:
- GOCHROS Harvey L., GOCHROS Jean S., FISCHER Joel
- Publisher:
- Prentice Hall
- Publication year:
- 1986
- Pagination:
- 282p., bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Suggests counselling strategies to deal with the needs of the sexually oppressed : the elderly, women, mentally and physically handicapped people, terminally ill.
Why wait until sexuality becomes a "problem"?
- Author:
- LOCKLEY Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, January 1995, p.16.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Sets out the key issues on sexuality facing social workers. Looks at different client groups: children and young people; people with learning difficulties; people with physical difficulties and elders.
Irish attitudes to sexual relationships and people with intellectual disability
- Authors:
- McCONKEY Roy, LEAVEY Gerry
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 41(3), 2013, pp.181-188.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Limited progress has been made in supporting people with intellectual disabilities to form intimate relationships. A critical factor that has been rarely researched is the attitude of the general public which likely has a significant influence on public policy on this issue. Unique to Ireland, are the five-yearly national surveys commissioned by the National Disability Authority that recruit representative samples of over 1000 adult persons. On three occasions in the past 10 years, respondents were asked to rate their agreement that people with various disabilities and with mental health difficulties had the right to fulfilment through sexual relationships and to have children if they wished. Secondary analysis of the 2011 data set identified those persons who were more likely to be in agreement and also the concerns raised by respondents. The findings are discussed in relation to priorities for future research and actions needed to reduce the stigma associated with disability or mental ill health. (Publisher abstract)
The body in health and social care
- Author:
- TWIGG Julia
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 198p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
The body is central to many professional and policy concerns. Focusing on health and social care, this book shows how important the body can be to a range of issues such as disability, old age, sexuality, consumption, food and public space. Twigg shows how constructions of the body affect how we see different social groups and explores the significance of the body in the provision and delivery of care. Written in a lively and accessible style, the book offers fresh insights into classic areas of health, social care and society.
Going through the menopause: perceptions and experiences of women with intellectual disability
- Author:
- McCARTHY Michelle
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 27(4), December 2002, pp.281-295.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article explores the perceptions, experiences and support needs of women with intellectual disability as they go through the menopause. Findings are presented from semi-structured interviews with 15 women with mild to moderate intellectual disability aged 43-65 years. Levels of knowledge about what the menopause was, when it happened, and whether it happened to all women, were found to be generally low. More significantly, the majority of the women did not understand the significance of the menopause on a woman's reproductive capacity. The women's experiences of change and transition were on a predominantly physical level, with some emotional effects, but little or no psychological and social impact noted.
Doing disability research
- Editors:
- BARNES Colin, MERCER Geof
- Publisher:
- Disability Press
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 236p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Looks at key issues and problems in translating disability theory into research. Questions addressed include: breaking the researcher-researched hierarchy; involving disabled people; ownership and control; disability research funding; measuring disability barriers; research and the survivors' movement; narrative approaches; researching sexuality, multiple oppression, abuse and violence; and researching disability in non-European contexts.
Wholeness in later life
- Author:
- BRIGHT Ruth
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 209p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines the care of older people from a holistic viewpoint, arguing that all of geriatric care - physical, psychological, spiritual and psycho-social - is, or should be, intended to improve the overall quality of life for older people. Discusses the many different challenges older people face, including physical difficulties, psychiatric problems, learning difficulties, and lifelong disability. Also looks at the cultural aspects of ageing, and uses case studies to provide examples of how and why quality of life can and should be improved. Includes a section on the use of music therapy.
'Just when you think you got it all sorted...': parental dilemmas in relation to the developing sexuality of young profoundly disabled people
- Authors:
- SWAIN John, THIRLAWAY Carole
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 24(2), 1996, pp.58-64.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Sexuality is a neglected topic in the literature focusing on young profoundly disabled people. For parents and formal carers who work with parents and young people themselves, however, sexual development and identity pose fraught and complex challenges in understanding and addressing young people's needs. This paper is based on qualitative research which explored parents' experiences, feelings and understandings and the responses of formal carers to parents' perspectives. The parents faced contradictory pressures to deny and not to deny sexuality. Formal carers drew on beliefs about 'good parenting' in reactions to the position of parents. Both groups confronted real dilemmas with young people who are incapable, and may never be capable, of informed consent of self-determination in sexual relationships.