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ERIC Number: EJ975740
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Sep
Pages: 5
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1366-8250
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Staff Characteristics and Attitudes towards the Sexuality of People with Intellectual Disability
Meaney-Tavares, Rebecca; Gavidia-Payne, Susana
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, v37 n3 p269-273 Sep 2012
Background: The identification of individual staff characteristics that have a relationship with specific attitudes of staff caring for people with intellectual disability (ID) may enable targeted training and better support. Method: Sixty-six participants from services for people with ID in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia, completed a survey, including the Attitudes to Sexuality Questionnaire (Individuals with an Intellectual Disability; Cuskelly & Gilmore, 2007). Results: Staff attitudes towards the sexuality of people with ID were quite positive. Age, program agency position, and training uptake were all associated with positive staff attitudes. Conclusion: Targeted training programs in sexuality can benefit direct care workers in general, and older staff more specifically. Emphasis is warranted in the area of training for managing male sexual behaviours. (Contains 2 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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