英文摘要 |
The purpose of this study was to explore the requirements facing with education professionals when working with sexual abuse victims who are with intellectual disabilities. The data were collected from 53 service-providers through a qualitative method of focus-group interviews. The service-providers participated in this study included social workers, special educators, police officers, and prosecutors. The results showed the requirements of education system when accompanying the victim being investigated included (1) education professional should cooperate with other professionals, including social workers, polices, and prosecutors to participate in the multidisciplinary team; (2) providing the individualized education plan (IEP) of the victim to other team members; and (3) improving the training for educators about the collection of scientific evidence and being a professional witness. The requirements when reporting victims included reporting the sexual abused victim in a right attitude and keeping the content of report as confidential. Finally, the requirements when teaching the sexual abuse prevention curriculum included taking importance of providing preventive education from sexual abuse to students with intellectual disabilities and improving the public's understanding of sexuality issue of people with intellectual disabilities. |