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Evaluating a Research Training Programme for People with Intellectual Disabilities Participating in Inclusive Research: The Views of Participants
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Fullana, Judit; Pallisera, Maria; Català, Elena; Puyalto, Carolina – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: This article presents the results of evaluating a research training programme aimed at developing the skills of people with intellectual disabilities to actively participate in inclusive research. Methods: The present authors opted for a responsive approach to evaluation, using a combination of interviews, questionnaires and focus…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Inclusion, Research Skills, Program Evaluation
"I Don't Feel Trapped Anymore…i Feel Like a Bird": People with Learning Disabilities' Experience of Psychological Therapy
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Lewis, Nicola; Lewis, Karin; Davies, Bronwen – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: There are very few studies that investigate the qualitative experiences of people with a learning disability who have engaged in psychological therapy. Indeed, having a learning disability has traditionally been an exclusion criterion for good quality research about psychological treatments ("Psychotherapy and Learning Disability.…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Psychotherapy, Psychological Services, Clinical Psychology
Exploring the Development of Existing Sex Education Programmes for People with Intellectual Disabilities: An Intervention Mapping Approach
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Schaafsma, Dilana; Stoffelen, Joke M. T.; Kok, Gerjo; Curfs, Leopold M. G. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: People with intellectual disabilities face barriers that affect their sexual health. Sex education programmes have been developed by professionals working in the field of intellectual disabilities with the aim to overcome these barriers. The aim of this study was to explore the development of these programmes. Methods: Sex education…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Mental Retardation, Sexuality, Program Development
Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS) for People with Intellectual Disability and Aggressive Challenging Behaviour: A Reliability Study
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Oliver, P. C.; Crawford, M. J.; Rao, B.; Reece, B.; Tyrer, P. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: Reliable measures of aggressive challenging behaviour are required if interventions aimed at reducing this behaviour among people with intellectual disability (ID) are to be formally evaluated. The present authors examined the reliability of the Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS), an instrument not yet formally tested in those with…
Descriptors: Aggression, Mental Retardation, Measures (Individuals), Correlation