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Disability, sexuality and abuse: an annotated bibliography
- Authors:
- SOBSEY Dick, et al
- Publisher:
- Paul H. Brookes
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 197p.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
Multidisciplinary, international bibliography including research, position papers, programme descriptions, clinical reports and media accounts.
Pictures and silences: memories of sexual abuse of disabled people
- Author:
- ZAVIRSEK Darja
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Social Welfare, 11(4), October 2002, pp.270-285.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article shows that both the sexual and asexual identity of impaired persons are invariably fashioned within the institutional arrangement of domination and subjugation. It shows that if disabled persons are seen as asexual or if they are sexualised, they cannot escape sexual violence, which is not an aberration, but is intrinsic to the social construction of disability. It claims that ignoring the memories of sexual abuse is part of a subtle and unintentional discrimination, which reflects a continuity of prejudices and hatred toward disabled children and adults in the private realm as well as in public care. People from ethnic minorities, such as Roma, are still today more often diagnosed as mentally disabled, which shows that the disability diagnosis has to be seen as part of cultural responses towards an economically and socially marginalised group.
Disabled women sexually abused in childhood: treatment considerations
- Authors:
- MONAHAN Kathleen, LURIE Abraham
- Journal article citation:
- Clinical Social Work Journal, 31(4), Winter 2003, pp.407-418.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
There is a dearth of literature addressing the issues presented in the treatment of adult disabled women who were victims of childhood sexual abuse. This article focuses on the pertinent issues involved in clinically treating this population, such as the meaning of the traumatic event of sexual abuse for the individual, the disability and how it may have impacted her in terms of dependence, body integrity, and sexuality. Coping strategies and case examples are presented and possible countertransferential reactions are examined.
Proud child, safer child: a handbook for parents and carers of disabled children
- Author:
- CROSS Merry
- Publisher:
- Women's Press
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 206p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at the abuse of disabled children and provides parents and carers with the skills they need to protect their children. Looks at: the particular vulnerabilities of some disabled children to all types of abuse; the social, economic and political reasons why some disabled children are not as well protected as they need to be; effective strategies to reduce risk of abuse; advice on building a child's self esteem; ways of communicating with children with a range of disabilities; clear guidance on how to recognise and assess the signs and indicators of abuse; information on the pros and cons of medical intervention; safer policies and procedures for organisations; and strategies for creating the best possible context for recovery from abuse.
Sexuality and birth control in community work
- Author:
- CHRISTOPHER Elphis
- Publisher:
- Tavistock
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 377p., bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Assesses the positive and negative aspects of the sexual revolution, and identifies various sexual dysfunctions and relevant treatment and referral.