six week respite inappropriate day. They were also hypothesise whether these were period. He usually behaviour was recorded at night. linked to the residential experience resided with his noticed. and any trauma that may have family. occurred there or whether they were Sexually inappropriate due to a further change in his behaviours were recorded. environment. The young man completed Method does not specify how several individual sessions behavioural disturbances at night which aimed to explore his were recorded. experiences during the placement. Lumley, N=6 Participants were Evaluation of a Sexual abuse prevention Post training participants showed an increase in Increased ecological validity through Ethical concerns of a Miltenberger, recruited through a behavioural skills skills target behaviours sexual knowledge and prevention skills. the use of naturalistic probes. naturalistic probe of an unknown Long, Rapp and local community training programme were assessed with member of staff administering a with mild to agency which using pre and post role play and in sexual probe. Roberts, 1998 moderate level of LD In the follow-up participants did not respond as Two observers scored all responses in provided assessment of sexual naturalistic observations. living in group homes. trained to naturalistic probes. each assessment condition; reliability residential abuse prevention skills. Participants knowledge of for all probes was 100%. Side effects of training were not services to appropriate actions to measured with the participants. Generalisation from training to real life situations AWLD. engage in with staff were was not observed. Case managers completed a pre and assessed pre and one week post training questionnaire examining Reliability and validity data is not post training. the possible side effects of training. provided on the side effects questionnaires used. Case managers completed side effects of training questionnaires pre and post training. McCarthy and - - Unspecified - AWLD may fail to report sexual as they may Paper is based on ideas developed Thompson, 1996 see it as an inevitable price for their continuing in through experience working in the a relationship which they value. area of sexuality and sexual abuse of people in LD settings. Lack of sex education for AWLD places them at an increased vulnerability of abuse. No description as to study design or method used. Socially isolated individuals are at greater risk of sexual abuse as there is limited opportunity to Lack of evidence for claims. discuss appropriateness of interaction or disclose abuse. Mainly focuses on client-to-client sexual abuse.
six week respite period. He usually resided with his family. inappropriate behaviour was noticed. day. They were also recorded at night. Sexually inappropriate behaviours were recorded. The young man completed several individual sessions which aimed to explore his experiences during the placement. hypothesise whether these were linked to the residential experience and any trauma that may have occurred there or whether they were due to a further change in his environment. Method does not specify how behavioural disturbances at night were recorded. Lumley, Miltenberger, Long, Rapp and Roberts, 1998 N=6 with mild to moderate level of LD living in group homes. Participants were recruited through a local community agency which provided residential services to AWLD. Evaluation of a behavioural skills training programme using pre and post assessment of sexual abuse prevention skills. Sexual abuse prevention skills target behaviours were assessed with role play and in naturalistic observations. Participants knowledge of appropriate actions to engage in with staff were assessed pre and one week post training. Case managers completed side effects of training questionnaires pre and post training. Post training participants showed an increase in sexual knowledge and prevention skills. In the follow-up participants did not respond as trained to naturalistic probes. Generalisation from training to real life situations was not observed. Increased ecological validity through the use of naturalistic probes. Two observers scored all responses in each assessment condition; reliability for all probes was 100%. Case managers completed a pre and post training questionnaire examining the possible side effects of training. Ethical concerns of a naturalistic probe of an unknown member of staff administering a sexual probe. Side effects of training were not measured with the participants. Reliability and validity data is not provided on the side effects questionnaires used. McCarthy and Thompson, 1996 - - Unspecified - AWLD may fail to report sexual as they may see it as an inevitable price for their continuing in a relationship which they value. Lack of sex education for AWLD places them at an increased vulnerability of abuse. Socially isolated individuals are at greater risk of sexual abuse as there is limited opportunity to discuss appropriateness of interaction or disclose abuse. Paper is based on ideas developed through experience working in the area of sexuality and sexual abuse of people in LD settings. No description as to study design or method used. Lack of evidence for claims. Mainly focuses on client-to-client sexual abuse.