Teaching abuse-protection skills to people with intellectual, disabilities: A review of the literature

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 331-337

  Doughty, Adam H ^a   Kane, Lindsey M ^a  

^a Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Behavioral skills training; ESCAPE intervention; Intellectual disabilities; Protection skills; Review; Safety skills

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SKILL; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY SEVERITY; EMPOWERMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; SELF DEFENSE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SKILL; STRESS MANAGEMENT; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; SAFETY; SEX EDUCATION; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 77949262217     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.12.007     Document Type: Review

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