SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS

该计划将制作一系列四套互动式光碟节目，旨在防止对轻度至中度智障青少年的性侵犯。对患有MR的青少年的性虐待是地方性的，然而，在性虐待预防计划的发展中，最容易发生性受害的关系经常被忽视。这些项目将满足这一需求。直接指导（DI）教学方法将用于教授MR学生(a)识别性行为，(b)区分四种类型的关系，以及(c)将特定关系的决策规则应用于广泛的人群和生活环境中的性行为。通过与CD-ROM程序的互动过程，用户将观察特定关系的互动，评估行为的适当性，练习应用决策规则，并能够看到与性虐待情况的适当反应相关的积极后果；以及性犯罪者的负面后果。该程序将分析用户的反应，并提供即时反馈和针对错误的补救措施。该项目的第一阶段将制作和评估一个针对高中女生的原型程序。在第二阶段，将完成针对初中男女和高中男性的3个项目。建议的商业应用：这些CD-ROM产品的市场包括所有向儿童和青少年提供有关安全和预防行为的教育或信息材料的机构（例如，小学和中学，特殊教育服务和课程，公共和私人卫生组织和诊所，非营利和私人危机计划，娱乐中心，公共图书馆，州，县和市卫生部门）。

This project will produce a series of four fully interactive CD-ROM programs designed to prevent the sexual abuse of adolescents with mild to moderate mental retardation (MR). Sexual abuse of youth with MR is endemic, yet the relationships wherein sexual victimization is most likely to occur are frequently overlooked in the development of sexual abuse prevention programs. These programs will meet that need. Direct instruction (DI) teaching methods will be used to teach MR students (a) to identify sexual behavior, (b) differentiate between four types of relationships, and (c) apply relationship-specific decision rules to sexual advances across a wide range of people and life contexts. Through an interactive process with the CD-ROM program, users will observe relationship-specific interactions, assess appropriateness of behavior, practice applying decision rules, and be able to view the positive consequences associated with appropriate responses to sexually abusive situations; and the negative consequences that happen to sexual offenders. The program will analyze user responses and will provide immediate feedback and error-specific remediation. Phase I of this project will produce and evaluate a prototype program, targeting high school females. In Phase II three additional programs targeting middle school males and females, and high school males will be completed. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: The market for these CD-ROM products includes all agencies that provide educational or informational materials to children and adolescents regarding safety and preventive behavior (e.g., elementary and middle schools, special education services and classes, public and private health organizations and clinics, non-profit and private crisis programs, recreation centers, public libraries, and state, county, and city health departments).