A friendships and dating program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: a formative evaluation.
Intellect Dev Disabil
; 51(1): 22-32, 2013 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Meaningful relationships with others are often elusive for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, but no less desired for their full inclusion and participation in society. It is well documented that people with disabilities are victims of interpersonal violence at higher rates than peers without disabilities. This article presents a formative evaluation of the Friendships and Dating Program (FDP). The FDP was designed to teach the social skills needed to develop healthy, meaningful relationships and to prevent violence in dating and partnered relationships. Thirty-one adults were recruited by 5 community agencies in Alaska to participate. The results showed the size of the participants' social networks increased and the number of incidents of interpersonal violence was reduced for participants who completed the FDP, and outcomes were maintained 10 weeks later.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Parceiros Sexuais
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Deficiências do Desenvolvimento
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Pessoas com Deficiência
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Corte
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Amigos
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Deficiência Intelectual
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Intellect Dev Disabil
Assunto da revista:
TRANSTORNOS MENTAIS
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos