A sexuality and relationship training program for women with intellectual disabilities : a social story approach

dc.contributor.authorBornman, Juan
dc.contributor.authorRathbone, Liezel
dc.contributor.emailjuan.bornman@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-23T13:27:10Z
dc.date.issued2016-09
dc.description.abstractA multi-method study design involving three different phases was used to develop four social stories that could be used as part of a sexuality and relationship training program for women with intellectual disabilities. Phase 1 entailed a systematic review of the literature and results indicate that social stories provide a suitable methodology for teaching socially desirable responses related to sexuality and relationships. Phase 2 entailed a focus group with women with intellectual disabilities and results showed that they wanted more information about different types of relationships, including romantic relationships. They also wanted to understand what types of behaviour (e.g. different types of greetings) were appropriate for the different types of relationships. Next, four social stories were written based on the results of these two phases. Finally, these four social stories were implemented in Phase 3 with ten caregivers of women with intellectual disabilities in order to evaluate the appropriateness of the stories. Results showed that three of the four social stories were appropriate, and that one required re-writing as it was not appropriate for the specific context, as women at that facility did not have the opportunity to go on dates. A suggestion was made that the story be re-written to reflect romantic relationships as opposed to dating.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentCentre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC)en_ZA
dc.description.embargo2017-09-30
dc.description.librarianhb2016en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://link.springer.com/journal/11195en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBornman, J & Rathbone, L 2016, 'A sexuality and relationship training program for women with intellectual disabilities : a social story approach', Sexuality and Disability, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 269-288. doi:10.1007/s11195-016-9450-z.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0146-1044 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1573-6717 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1007/s11195-016-9450-z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/56454
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSpringeren_ZA
dc.rights© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016. The original publication is available at : http://link.springer.com/journal/11195.en_ZA
dc.subjectCaregiversen_ZA
dc.subjectIntellectual disabilityen_ZA
dc.subjectRelationshipen_ZA
dc.subjectSocial storiesen_ZA
dc.subjectWomenen_ZA
dc.titleA sexuality and relationship training program for women with intellectual disabilities : a social story approachen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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