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Author:   Leslie Walker-Hirsch
Publisher:   Brookes Publishing Co
Imprint:   Brookes Publishing Co
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.426kg
ISBN:  

9781557667144

ISBN 10:   1557667144
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 February 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; A Personal Story; Special Education Meets Sexuality Education; Sexuality Education and Intellectual Disability Across the Lifespan: A Developmental, Social and Educational Perspective; Six Key Components of a Meaningful Comprehensive Sexuality Education; Foundations in Social/Sexual Education and Special Education Techniques; Sexuality and Intellectual Disability as a Cultural Phenomena; A Parent's Perspective: Supporting Social and Sexual Maturity; Social Support Systems for Quality Service Delivery: A Historical View; In Their Own Words: Couples Tell Their Stories; Cultural Diversity in Social/Sexuality Education, Intellectual Disabilities; Sexual Expression: Supporting Diversity in Sexual Relationships: On Being GBLT with an Intellectual Disability; Risk Management Related to Sexual Choices; Consent to Sexual Activity: Legal and Clinical Considerations; Managing the Risks Associated with Sexual Activity; Treatment Issues; OB-GYN Care for the Female with an Intellectual Disability; Understanding Sexual Abuse: Helping Victims Recover; Sexuality and Mental Health: Interventions and Treatments.

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Present[s] issues not in isolation, but lay[s] them out in the wider context of society, changing attitudes, services and what it is to be human...Vignettes sprinkled throughout the book serve as personal, real life illustrations to remind us who is at the heart of all this learning: people who have disabilities. --Karin Melberg Schwier parent, co-author, Sexuality: Your Sons and Daughters with Intellectual Disabilities (01/26/2007)

Present[s] issues not in isolation, but lay[s] them out in the wider context of society, changing attitudes, services and what it is to be human...Vignettes sprinkled throughout the book serve as personal, real life illustrations to remind us who is at the heart of all this learning: people who have disabilities. --Karin Melberg Schwier

"""Present[s] issues not in isolation, but lay[s] them out in the wider context of society, changing attitudes, services and what it is to be human...Vignettes sprinkled throughout the book serve as personal, real life illustrations to remind us who is at the heart of all this learning: people who have disabilities."" --Karin Melberg Schwier"

Author Information

Leslie Walker-Hirsch is a Social Development and Sexuality Consultant at Moonstone Group Sexuality Consultation and Education Services in New York.

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