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EVALUATION OF A SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION
Author(s) -
Lumley Vicki A.,
Miltenberger Raymond G.,
Long Ethan S.,
Rapp John T.,
Roberts Jennifer A.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.1998.31-91
Subject(s) - sexual abuse , psychology , clinical psychology , social skills , child sexual abuse , developmental psychology , psychiatry , poison control , suicide prevention , medicine , environmental health
Programs to teach sexual abuse prevention skills to persons with mental retardation have rarely been evaluated empirically, and typical evaluations are limited to assessment of the participants' knowledge rather than their performance of specific skills. In the present study, 6 adult women with mental retardation were trained in sexual abuse prevention, and performance was assessed using four separate measures: pretests and posttests of knowledge, verbal report, role play, and naturalistic probes. All women learned the skills but failed to exhibit them to criterion during the probes. We discuss the implications for further training and assessment of sexual abuse prevention skills.