What did they do?
Is the program effective?
"People  with developmental disabilities have needs
and desires, they are much like anyone else"
"As parents, because we want to protect them so much,
we are typically the first who treat them poorly. By
subconsciously denying them their rights to lead a
normal life"
High number of sexual abuse
Sexual innapropriate behavior
Knowledge
Skills
Experiences
Privacy
Support
To be continued.......
Dilana Schaafsma, PhD Candidate
Gouverneur Kremers Centrum - Maastricht University
6. Evaluation
Has the program been evaluated?
Which measurement instruments have been used?
1. Needs assessment
Give a description of the problem or problem behavior.
Which factors influence the problem?
Give a description of the target group(s) of the program
2. Program outcomes
Which behaviors and environmental conditions need to be changed in order to improve quality of life.
Were the changes formulated in terms of outcomes? And what are the outcomes?
While formulating the outcomes, have changeable factors been taken into account?
3. Theory-based methods and practical applications
Were members of the target group involved in the development of theoretical methods and practical applications?
Which theoretical methods have been used an why?
4. Program development
Were members of the target group consulted about the design of the program?
Were the outcomes incorporated in the program? And in what way?
Were the materials tested before implementation?
5. Implementation
Were the program implementers and implementation decision makers involved?
Were potential barriers identified and taken into account? (e.g. policy, motivation, planning, education level, etc.)
Sexual abuse
Sexual Problems
Innapropriate behavior
Individual level
Interpersonal level
Lack of confidence
Taboo
Organizational level
Lack of  adequate material
Lack of privacy
Individual level
Interpersonal level
Organizational level
IQ level
Social-emotional level
Autism
Lack of sexual knowledge
lack of social skills
Negative attitude
Vision on sexuality
Lack of policy
Increase sexual knowledge
Tailoring
Empowerment
Basic methods
Tailoring
Persuasive communication
Participation
Active learning
Individualization
Knowledge
Images
Increasing memory & understanding
Providing cues
Attitudes
Self-reevaluation
Skills
Guided practice
Goal setting
Setting graded tasks
Consulting implementers
Showing materials to target group members & implementers
Showing target group members different kinds of visual materials
Lack of confidence
Lack of time
Retrenchment (lack of money)