Background Health care providers are unprepared to meet the health needs of patients who
have disabilities. Disability training is needed, yet there is little agreement about what should …

While disabilities studies scholars have already taken a great step forward in integrating the
theory of intersectionality, progress is still required. Many theoretical and empirical disability …

Sexuality is not an invisible dimension within social work. Social workers are constantly
engaged with aspects of sexuality across virtually all practice domains. Indeed, some of the …

1. SJ Dodd and D. Tolman,“Reviving a Positive Discourse on Sexuality Within Social Work,”
Social Work 62, no. 3 (2017): 227–234; P. Dunk,“Everyday Sexuality and Social Work …

The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of social work students with
disabilities in field education. This qualitative inquiry used semistructured interviews …

A plethora of political volleyball regarding the use of specific derogatory terms (eg," the
retarded") recently made headlines throughout the United States. Often movies are made …

This qualitative study provides insight into the personal experiences and perceptions of
adults with learning difficulties regarding their social-sexual lives. Case studies of five adults …

Names: Shuttleworth, Russell, 1953-editor.| Mona, Linda, editor. Title: The Routledge
handbook of disability and sexuality/edited by Russell Shuttleworth and Linda Mona …

People with intellectual disabilities still struggle to enjoy intimate and sexual relationships.
Social workers have a potentially key role in realizing the intimate and sexual rights of …

Sexual health is an important area for social work. Social workers' failure to address sexual
health issues in social work practice, due to experienced discomfort, may create barriers …