Supporting the sexual health of college students with IDD: A call for trainings for inclusive postsecondary education program staff

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Lindsey Ruth Oakes (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the sexual health needs, beliefs, and access to resources for support staff of students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) in an inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) program. Sixteen support staff from an IPSE program in the Southeast United States were recruited. Online surveys containing open-ended and Likert scale items were administered. Staff reported that students had limited sexual health knowledge. Students and staff commonly felt uncomfortable discussing sexual health topics. A majority of the staff had not attended any sexual health trainings. IPSE programs lack the necessary sexual health policies for staff to effectively address students’ sexual health questions.

Additional Information

Publication
Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education, 1(2), 1-13
Language: English
Date: 2019
Keywords
sexual health, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, college students, support staff

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