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Not such an 'ordinary' relationship: the role of women support staff in relation to men with learning disabilities who have difficult sexual behavior
- Authors:
- THOMPSON David, CLARE Isabel, BROWN Hilary
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 12(4), September 1997, pp.573-592.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Brings together preliminary data on the management of men with learning disabilities who have unacceptable/abusive sexual behaviour patterns with a small pilot study which specifically explores the roles of women support workers in relation to difficult sexual behaviour. The studies explore with staff the boundaries of what is considered acceptable sexual behaviour and how breaches of these are responded to within services.
Mental retardation and domestic violence: an ecological approach to intervention
- Author:
- CARLSON Bonnie E.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 42(1), January 1997, pp.79-89.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Discusses how health and law enforcement professionals in the USA have finally become aware of the problem of domestic violence among community-dwelling women with developmental disabilities such as mental retardation. This article presents and ecological approach to analysing factors that contribute to maintain such abuse. Service needs of women with developmental disabilities who experience domestic violence as well as assumptions that should underlie treatment are addressed within an ecological framework. Assessment and individual and group intervention are discussed, including the development of a personal safety plan.
The introduction of role-play to a group of women with learning disabilities: graded stages in developing role-play skills and some practical hints for facilitating role-play
- Authors:
- ALLT Jackie, FENNER Susanne, MARVELL Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 25(4), 1997, pp.144-147.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes the experiences of introducing role-play in the context of a women's group aimed at developing assertiveness around appropriate and inappropriate touch. The aims of the group was to provide the women with skills they would be able to generalise to everyday situations. The article aims to highlight an approach for overcoming the difficulties experienced in previous group work and give a practical guide for people attempting similar projects.
The effects of offspring gender on older mothers caring for their sons and daughters with mental retardation
- Authors:
- FULLMER Elise M., TOBIN Sheldon S., SMITH Gregory C.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 37(6), December 1997, pp.795-803.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Discusses how most caregivers of adults with mental retardation are older women, yet information is sparse regarding the nature of this support. This article explores the relationship between offspring gender and caregiving by older mothers. Finds that gender differences have implications for outreach to, and services for, these families.
The body of political evidence
- Author:
- SONE Kendra
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.10.97, 1997, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The revelation that 63,000 people with learning difficulties or mental health problems in Sweden were forcibly sterilised has fuelled the debate about the reproductive rights of people with learning difficulties in this country. Explains the arguments.
Race and groupwork
- Editors:
- MISTRY Tara, BROWN Allan
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 307p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Includes chapters on: issues of race and gender in mixed membership groups; black/white co-working in groups; the linguistic and cultural barriers to cross national working in groups; groupwork and black women; empowerment groupwork across racial lines; groupwork with black users with learning difficulties; groupwork with travellers and gypsies; a community based approach to the development of Asian Women's groups; empowering youthwork with young Asian women; black and white issues in training groups; prison groupwork for foreign nationals; the dynamics of groupwork in a prison community; and groupwork with refugees and asylum seekers.
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.
Crisis in the human services: national and international issues; selected papers from a conference held at the University of Cambridge, September 1996
- Editor:
- ADAMS Robert
- Publisher:
- University of Lincolnshire and Humberside. Schools of Social Policy and Social S
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 424p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Kingston upon Hull
Includes papers on: lawyers and social work serving the poor; research on low income women in Brazil; ethical issues in community care practice; research in the context of human services in crisis; boundary crossing in community care; citizen participation models; schizophrenia in a cultural context; the paradigm shift in the delivery of public services and the crisis of professionalism; partnerships with service users - considerations for research; education and labour; methodological issues for the qualitative health researcher of diaspora communities; elderly women prisoners; evaluating for empowerment; solving the problem of health care costs; services for people with learning difficulties; deinstitutionalisation policies in Queensland; debt and budget deficit reduction policies in the USA; the impact of constitutional change in South Africa on social work services; new trends in human services in America; health promotion in Cuba; the anti-rape movement on campus; protecting children against sexual abuse; distance learning; developing human services managers through work based learning; multidisciplinary services in primary care; partnerships with users; teamwork across disciplines; the attack on social work in New York hospitals and the fight back; government guidance in the construction of the social work profession; the provision of psychosocial care after major incidents; and crisis, change and innovation in social work education.