Catalogue
Overview of Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (Sexual Consent Issues, Etc)
Course Number: SDT 703
Credit Hours: 5
Instructor:
- Lourdes Rios
- Isabel Perez
- Cheryl Cohen-Greene
This session provides an introduction to the social and medical factors shaping sexual expression for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Particular attention will be paid to the range of intellectual and developmental disabilities, the difference between consent and assent, and different therapeutic and educational strategies for working with this population.