Intellectual Disability and Problems in Sexual Behaviour: Assessment, Treatment, and Promotion of Healthy Sexuality
Book Description
Working with anyone who engages in sexually inappropriate and/or offending behavior is challenging. When the individual has an intellectual disability, the challenge not only increases, it is altered. The goal of this guidebook is to provide the essential knowledge, tools, and perspective necessary for anyone choosing to work with this population. Whether you are a family member, direct care staff, probation/parole officer or a professional creating service plans or providing ongoing support, this manual will help increase your comfort and your understanding of the unique issues of this population.
NOTE: Purchasing Continuing Education Credits for this book does not provide a copy of the book, itself, which can be purchased from NEARI Press at: http://bookstore.nearipress.org/index.php/intellectual-disability-and-problems-in-sexual-behaviour-assessment-treatment-and-promotion-of-healthy-sexuality-1.html
Editor Biographies
Robin J. Wilson, ABPP is a researcher, educator, and board certified clinical psychologist with more than 25 years’ experience working with sexual and other offenders in hospital, correctional, and private practice settings. He has worked as a consultant with Peel Behavioural Services and similar organizations for more than 10 years, in addition to maintaining an international practice in consulting and clinical psychology. Wilson’s current focus is on developing collaborative models of risk management and restoration as persons of risk are transitioned from institutional to community settings. He has published over 75 scientific articles, book chapters, and monographs and has presented internationally on the diagnosis and treatment of social and sexual psychopathology. Wilson is the elected Southern Regional Representative on the Board of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) and is President of Florida’s ATSA Chapter. He is presently Editor of the ATSA Forum and sajrt.blogspot.com, in addition to being a member of the editorial boards of Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research & Treatment, the Journal of Sexual Aggression, and the Howard Journal of Criminal Justice.
Michele Burns, BSc has been working for Peel Behavioural Services for the past
25 years. During this time, she has worked with a variety of individuals along with their mediators in addressing the behavioural challenges that they face. For the past 18 years, she has focused on working with individuals with intellectual disabilities who engage in sexually offending behaviour. Twelve years ago she assisted in developing a partnership with a residential provider to support individuals moving from an institution to a community setting. With the success of the first home, two additional houses have been opened which provide 24/7 residential treatment-specific programs. Michele has developed and presented materials at The Association for Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) conferences. Michele presently works as a therapist as well as supervises the three treatment homes and a community-based treatment program.
Learning Objectives
This training is designed to help you:
- Describe intellectual disability and the behavioral considerations unique to this population
- Discuss and critically consider the theories of sexual deviance and the characteristics of persons who sexually offend and of their crimes
- Apply the principles of effective interventions in order to create appropriate service and safety plans for clients with intellectual disabilities
- Design and apply staff strategies in order to provide effective and appropriate ongoing support for both staff and clients
