Evaluation of a sexual abuse prevention program for adults with mental retardation

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 91-101

  Lumley, Vicki A ^b   Miltenberger, Raymond G ^a   Long, Ethan S ^b   Rapp, John T ^b   Roberts, Jennifer A ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Behavioral skills training; Mental retardation; Role play assessment; Sexual abuse prevention; Social validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; ROLE PLAYING; SEXUAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; FEMALE; GROUP HOMES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; RAPE; ROLE PLAYING; SEX EDUCATION;

EID: 0032011540     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1998.31-91     Document Type: Article

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