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Author Scharloo, Aafke, author

Title Psychological first aid for people with intellectual disabilities who have experienced sexual abuse : a step-by-step programme / Aafke Scharloo, Simone Ebbers and Martine Spijker ; foreword by Valerie Sinason
Published London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017

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Contents Foreword ; Acknowledgements ; General Introduction ; Chapter 1 -The SOS Handbook: Psychological First Aid After Sexual Abuse; Introduction ; 1.1 Target group of the SOS handbook; 1.2 The importance of the system ; 1.3 Task of the behavioural specialist ; 1.4 Aims of the SOS handbook ; 1.5 Structure of the SOS handbook ; 1.6 The SOS help books; 1.7 What to do in the case of serious problems after completion of the SOS programme; 1.8 Care for yourself as implementer of the SOS handbook; Chapter 2 -- Sexual Abuse of People with an Intellectual Disability: Explanation and Definition; Introduction
2.1 The definition of sexual abuse2.2 Complex dynamics; 2.2.1 The splitting phenomenon; 2.3 Sexual abuse and the law; 2.3.1 Legal status of people with an intellectual disability ; 2.3.2 Legal vs. clinical evidence; 2.4 Informed sexual consent ; 2.4.1 Assessing informed sexual consent; 2.5 Prevalence of sexual abuse in people with an intellectual disability ; 2.5.1 Surrounded by care but still not safe; 2.5.2 Perpetrators of sexual abuse; 2.6 An explanation of the prevalence of sexual abuse in people with an intellectual disability
2.7 The implications of sexual abuse in people with an intellectual disability2.7.1 Parents; 2.7.2 Accumulated powerlessness; 2.8 The well-known perpetrator; 2.9 Consequences of sexual abuse in victims with an intellectual disability ; 2.10 Victims of sexual abuse and sexually inappropriate behaviour ; 2.11 Sexual education for people who have been sexually abused; Chapter 3 -- The Legal Framework in Cases of Sexual Abuse of People with an Intellectual Disability ; Introduction ; 3.1 Reporting obligation, reporting code and sexual abuse protocol
3.1.1 Law reporting code domestic violence and child abuse3.2 Laws and regulations; 3.2.1 Who has to give permission? ; 3.2.2 In which cases is permission necessary? ; 3.2.3 Building dossiers and the right to access ; 3.2.4 Information obligation ; 3.2.5 Professional confidentiality and the reporting code; 3.2.6 The right to refuse to give evidence ; 3.3 Minimum fact interviews; 3.4 Statement or report to the police; 3.4.1 Support in making the statement ; 3.4.2 Talking about sexual abuse and the police interview ; 3.5 Medical investigation ; 3.6 Dealing with the media
Chapter 4: Trauma and Coping with Trauma 4.1 What is trauma? ; 4.1.1 Trauma and DSM ; 4.1.2 Types of trauma ; 4.2 Trauma -- what happens in the brain? ; 4.2.1 The structure of the brain ; 4.2.2 The brain and stress; 4.2.3 The influence of trauma on the brain structure ; 4.3 Reactions to trauma ; 4.3.1 Coping process; 4.3.2 Dissociation ; 4.3.3 Other associated disorders; 4.4 Age-specific reactions to traumatic events; 4.4.1 Reactions in babies to traumatic events ; 4.4.2 Reactions in toddlers and young children to traumatic events; 4.4.3 Reactions in school children to traumatic events
Summary Based upon years of experience and research, the SOS programme is the essential first step for enabling people with intellectual disabilities who have experienced sexual abuse to recover from the trauma. This is a vital resource filled with ready-to-use, practical tools for supporting these people, their families and caregivers
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes 4.4.4 Reactions in teenagers and adolescents to traumatic events
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Subject People with mental disabilities -- Psychology
Sexual abuse victims -- Rehabilitation
Sexual abuse victims -- Services for
Traumatic neuroses -- Rehabilitation
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
People with mental disabilities -- Psychology
Sexual abuse victims -- Rehabilitation
Sexual abuse victims -- Services for
Form Electronic book
Author Ebbers, Simone, author
Spijker, Martine, author
ISBN 9781784504168
1784504165