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'People with intellectual disabilities living in the communities is bad enough let alone...having sex': Exploring societal influence on social care workers' attitudes, beliefs and behaviours towards support for personal and sexual relationship needs.
- Source :
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities; Jul2022, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p1037-1048, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Background: Services have a duty to uphold the personal and sexual relationship (P&SR) rights of adults with intellectual disability. However, little is known about how social care workers' (SCWs) perceptions of public views of intellectual disability and sexuality might affect their attitudes, believes and behaviours towards supporting P&SR needs. This exploratory study addresses this gap in knowledge. Materials And Methods: Qualitative interviews using critical incident technique were conducted with 18 SCWs. Data were transcribed and thematically analysed. Results: Four dominant themes were identified; socio‐cultural, practice‐policy gaps, fear and safety needs. These highlights how perceptions of public attitudes impact on SCWs' attitudes towards supporting development of P&SR both directly and through perceptions of organisational policies. This leads to prioritisation of safety needs over support for P&SR. Conclusions: Public expectations strongly influenced SCWs' interpretation of organisational policy, emphasising a need for practice‐based support to manage public expectations and reduce fear. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RESEARCH
SOCIAL support
CRITICAL incident technique
HUMAN sexuality
SOCIAL workers
INTERVIEWING
ATTITUDES toward sex
QUALITATIVE research
SOCIAL worker attitudes
INTERPERSONAL relations
DECISION making
PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities
SOCIAL attitudes
THEMATIC analysis
MANAGEMENT
PEOPLE with disabilities
PUBLIC opinion
ATTITUDES toward disabilities
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13602322
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 157549493
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12839