Protect Yourself! Abuse Prevention for People with Intellectual Disabilities

项目总结 智障人士遭受虐待的风险高于智障人士 普通人口。越来越多的ID患者独立生活在 既有好处也有风险的社区。许多有身份证的人都受到 身体上、性上和言语上的虐待。在ID患者身上发现的一些特征 -注意力持续时间短，难以理解抽象的概念，过于顺从的个性， 学习和记忆缺陷--增加滥用的可能性及其负面影响 后果。鉴于智障人士独特的学习需求，有一个紧迫的问题 需要专门为男性和女性制定的虐待预防计划 身份证。 该项目的目标是制定一项全面的预防计划- 保护好你自己！智障人士的虐待预防--这将是 专门为这一群体设计，并满足他们独特的学习需求。在……里面 第一阶段开发了一个原型计划，该计划涵盖了 共享课程和学习伙伴培训的第一个单元。在第二阶段 将开发完整的交互式、多媒体在线程序供人们使用 与ID和他们的学习伙伴(LP)。最终全面预防虐待 该计划将包括基于研究的预防方法的九个模块 对于这一人群，最终产品将进行商业包装，并包括 视频材料和随附的练习册。 完成的节目将具有高度的互动性，并使用具体的材料， 使用适当和不适当行为的视频模型，为 材料的角色扮演，经常重复关键概念，并提供视觉上的 而不是基于文本的提示。该计划的一个独特之处将是使用学习 合作伙伴(例如，直接支持人员、家长、倡导者)，以帮助ID患者学习和 练习课程中提供的信息。

PROJECT SUMMARY Individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) are at higher risk for abuse than the general population. Increasing numbers of people with ID are living independently in the community with both its benefits and its risks. Many individuals with ID are subjected to physical, sexual, and verbal abuse. Some of the characteristics found in people with ID – short attention span, difficulties with abstract concepts, overly compliant personalities, learning and memory deficits -- increase the likelihood of abuse and its negative consequences. Given the unique learning needs of individuals with ID, there is a pressing need for abuse prevention programs specifically tailored for both men and women with ID. The goal of this project is to develop a comprehensive prevention program – Protect Yourself! Abuse Prevention for People with Intellectual Disabilities -- that will be designed specifically for this population and address their unique learning needs. In Phase I a prototype program was developed that covered the first two units of the shared curriculum and the first unit of the Learning Partner training. In Phase II the complete interactive, multimedia online program will be developed for use by people with ID and their learning partner (LP). The final comprehensive abuse prevention program will consist of nine modules based on research-based prevention approaches for this population The final product will be commercially packaged and include both video material and an accompanying workbook. The completed program will be highly interactive and utilize concrete materials, use video models of appropriate and inappropriate behaviors, provide opportunities for role-playing of the materials, frequently repeat key concepts, and provide visual rather than text-based cues. A unique feature of the program will be the use of a learning partner (e.g., direct support staff, parent, advocate) to help the person with ID learn and practice the information provided in the program.