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Sexuality training in Occupational Therapy for people with a learning disability, four years on: Policy Guidelines
- Author:
- THOMPSON Simon B.N.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 57(7), July 1994, pp.255-258.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Four years ago, work was started on a draft policy for use in sexuality training in occupational therapy for people with learning disabilities in a special hospital in Birmingham. Guidelines are presented to provide a practical framework for occupational therapists to develop their own policy according to individual working conditions and issues relevant to their particular client group.
Attitudes of speech and language therapists to intimate relationships among people with learning difficulties: an exploratory study
- Authors:
- HARRIS Philip, BRADY Carmel
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 23(4), 1995, pp.160-163.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Explores the attitudes of speech and language therapists (SLT) to intimate relationships among people with learning difficulties.
Sex, gender and care work
- Editor:
- HOROBIN Gordon
- Publisher:
- Kogan Page
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 173p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Covers whole spectrum of sex related problems and therapy for clients, including offenders, mentally handicapped people and people with AIDS/A.R.C.
Cross dressing and gender dysphoria in people with learning disabilities: a descriptive study
- Authors:
- PARKES Georgina, HALL Ian, WILSON Daniel
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 37(2), June 2009, pp.151-156.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The authors aimed to determine the characteristics of people with learning disability who cross-dress or who have gender dysphoria. they carried out a retrospective review of anonymised data from clinical records about people referred to a specialist service. All 13 participants cross-dressed and 12 were biological males. Only one person was in a core transsexual group which may do better from sex reassignment surgery. There was a high level of mental health problems and high levels of reported childhood abuse. Three people were unhappy about their homosexual feelings, and two people had capacity issues. People with learning disabilities experience a wide range of gender identity issues similar to those seen in the non-learning disabled population. They would benefit from a more person centred understanding. People with learning disability may need longer assessments and more psychotherapeutic exploration and intervention prior to thinking about hormone and surgical interventions. Deciding treatment in someone's best interests for those lacking capacity presents complex ethical dilemmas.
Women with visible and invisible disabilities: multiple intersections, multiple issues, multiple therapies
- Editors:
- BANKS Martha E., KASCHAK Ellyn
- Publisher:
- Haworth Press
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 382p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Binghamton, NY
This book addresses the issues faced by women with disabilities, examines the social construction of disability, and makes suggestions for the development and modification of culturally relevant therapy to meet the needs of disabled women. Most of the chapters in this book address the concerns of age, ethnicity, size, relationships, sexual orientation, and other social situations that complicate the lives of women with disabilities. Several of the contributing authors address safety concerns and the vulnerability of these women, while others focus on successful coping strategies. Feminist therapists describe the extensions they have made to traditional psychotherapy in order to directly address a wide range of issues faced by their female clients with disabilities.