Protect Yourself! Abuse Prevention for People with Intellectual Disabilities

项目摘要 智力残疾（ID）的人比其他人更容易受到虐待。 一般人口。越来越多的ID患者独立生活， 社区的利益和风险。许多有身份证的人 身体性和语言上的虐待ID患者的一些特征 - 注意力不集中，抽象概念难以理解，过于顺从的性格， 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ID个体的独特学习需求， 需要专门为男女制定预防虐待方案， ID. 该项目的目标是制定一个全面的预防方案- 保护好自己！防止虐待智障人士--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 第一阶段，开发了一个原型程序，涵盖了前两个单位的 共享课程和学习伙伴培训的第一单元。在第二阶段， 将开发一个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）。最后一个全面的预防滥用 该计划将包括九个基于研究预防方法的模块 对于该人群，最终产品将进行商业包装，包括 视频材料和附带的工作簿。 完成的程序将是高度互动的，并利用具体的材料， 使用适当和不适当行为的视频模型，提供机会 角色扮演的材料，经常重复的关键概念，并提供视觉，而不是 than text文本based基于cues线索.该计划的一个独特之处将是使用一个学习 伙伴（例如，直接支持人员，家长，倡导者），以帮助ID的人学习和 练习程序中提供的信息。

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.