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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.
Supporting adults with learning disabilities to have positive sexual relationships: frontline briefing
- Authors:
- HARFLETT Naomi, GRIFFITHS Rachel
- Publisher:
- Research in Practice for Adults
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 24
- Place of publication:
- Dartington
Adults with learning disabilities aspire to have intimate relationships as most people do, yet often describe feeling lonely. Practice has traditionally focused on ‘keeping people safe’ by limiting rather than encouraging relationships. This briefing focuses on how frontline social care practitioners can support people to have positive relationships and minimise the risk of exploitation. It provides an overview of evidence on the barriers to developing relationships for people with learning disabilities and explores how to enable adults with learning disabilities to define what they want and expect from a relationship. (Edited publisher abstract)
Reducing the barriers to relationships and sexuality education for persons with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- LAFFERTY Attracta, McCONKEY Roy, SIMPSON Audrey
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 16(1), March 2012, pp.29-43.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
Previous research has indicated that people with intellectual disabilities often have marked gaps in their knowledge around relationships and sexuality. However, their opportunity to participate in relationships and sexuality education (RSE) are often constrained by the attitudes and perceptions of family carers, frontline support workers, and professional staff. The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes in Northern Ireland of these 3 stakeholder groups to the provision of RSE for teenagers and adults with intellectual disabilities. A qualitative mixed methods research design was adopted involving: 2 focus groups with 26 family carers; individual interviews with 24 professionals including learning disability nurses and social workers; and 5 focus groups with 24 frontline staff. The findings demonstrate that there is agreement on the need for RSE. Four barriers were commonly reported: the need to protect vulnerable persons; the lack of training; the scarcity of educational resources; and cultural prohibitions. The impact of these barriers could be lessened through partnership working across these groups involving the provision of training and information about RSE, the development of risk management procedures and the empowerment of people with intellectual disabilities.
Working with people with learning disabilities: theory and practice
- Authors:
- THOMAS David, WOODS Honor
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 288p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The authors of this guide bring together the relevant theory for social workers, nurses, teachers and others working with people with learning disabilities. They provide the theoretical understanding needed to inform good practice and help to improve the quality of life of the person with a learning disability. They discuss both psychological and practical theories, including: cognitive and behavioural approaches; systems approach; task centred approach; and role theory. Emphasising empowerment and inclusion of those with learning disabilities, they relate theory to issues such as loss and bereavement, sexuality and stigma. They also give a guide for practitioners on social policy and legislation and advise on crisis intervention, advocacy and joint agency work.
Signposts in fostering: policy, practice and research issues
- Editor:
- HILL Malcolm
- Publisher:
- British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 380p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Brings together seminal papers, previously published in the journal Adoption and Fostering, contributing to the shaping of fostering practice. Includes articles on: local authority fostering in Wales; a comparative survey of specialist fostering; developing leaving care services; recruiting and retaining foster carers; gender, sex and sexuality in the assessment of prospective carers; assessing Asian families in Scotland; involving birth parents in foster care training; using respite care to prevent long term family breakdown; short term family based care for children in need; short term foster care; meeting the needs of sibling groups in care; fostering as seen by the carers children; fostering children and young people with learning difficulties; the importance of networks to partnership in child centred foster care; how foster carers view contact; the role of social workers in supporting and developing the needs of foster carers; the social worker's experience of contact; social work and the education of children in foster care; the health of children looked after by the local authority; the statutory medical and health needs of looked after children; how foster parents experience social work with particular reference to placement endings; foster carers who cease to foster; the implications of recent child care research findings for foster care; and the foster child - the forgotten party.