Sexual Abuse Prevention for Special Education Students

描述(申请人提供)：该项目将完成四个性虐待预防计划(即初中和高中，男性和女性)，为智障和发展残疾(MRDD)的青少年制定。采用互动形式，程序用户将发展所需的技能，在特定关系类型的背景下识别不适当的触摸行为，并以将性侵害风险降至最低的方式对这些不适当行为做出反应。该计划将采用基于规则的决策方法，并将包括对计划用户未能掌握的任何概念进行屏幕评估和立即补救。这种以规则为基础的设计将结合直接教学和掌握学习的原则，以满足MRDD青少年的独特学习需求。由于这些“独立”方案将为患有MRDD的青年独立使用而设计，它们可以在各种环境中高效和有效地使用，包括：特殊教育和/或资料室、图书馆、常规教室、医疗诊所、职业培训方案、住宿服务和家庭。互动节目将通过只读光盘和互联网/内联网提供。计划评估将采用随机等待名单控制设计，其中200名MRDD患者将被随机分配接受干预或进入等待名单控制条件。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will complete the development of four sexual abuse prevention programs (i.e., middle & high school, male & female) for youth with mental retardation and developmental disabilities (MRDD). Employing an interactive format, program users will develop the skills needed to recognize inappropriate touching behavior within the context of specific relationship types and to respond to these inappropriate behaviors in ways which minimize the risk of sexual victimization. The program will employ a rule-based decision-making approach and will include on-screen assessment and immediate remediation of any concepts that program users fail to master. This rule-based design will incorporate principles of Direct Instruction and mastery learning to address the unique learning needs of MRDD youth. Because these "stand-alone" programs will be designed for independent use by youth with MRDD, they can be used efficiently and effectively across a wide variety of settings including: special education and/or resource rooms, libraries, regular-classrooms, medical clinics, vocational training programs, residential services, and family homes. The interactive programs will be delivered via CD-ROM and over the Internet/Intranet. Program evaluation will employ a randomized wait-list control design in which 200 MRDD individuals will be randomly assigned to receive the intervention or to a wait-list control condition.