An evaluation of a socio-sexuality education program for individuals with a developmental handicap

This thesis is an evaluation of eight week socio-sexuality education group for seven individuals with a developmental handicap who live in a twenty-four hour supervised group home. Pre and post-test data collection measured the socio-sexual knowledge of the participants. Attitudes of their primary counsellors toward the sexuality of individuals with developmental handicaps were also measured pre and post-test. A qualitative analysis of the facilitators’ process notes and a post participation focus group with the counsellors provided an understanding of why changes in knowledge and attitude had, or had not, occurred There was a significant increase in the client groups overall socio-sexual knowledge at post-test with minimal group change on the attitude indicators. Qualitative findings demonstrated that this approach was successful in enhancing the learning and retention of socio-sexual didactic material and facilitating a change in attitude of the individual members of both groups.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Social Work

Year dc:date

1997

Author dc:creator

• Morrow, David Nelson

Contributors dc:contributor

• Anne Westhues

• Gender and Sexuality
• Social Work
• Special Education and Teaching

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/155

OAI record oai:identifier

https://scholars.wlu.ca/do/oai/?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_etdms&identifier=oai%3Ascholars.wlu.ca%3Aetd-1154