Supporting disabled people with their sexual lives: a clear guide for health and social care professionals

Abstract

A straight-talking guide to helping disabled people fulfil their sexual lives, covering sexual needs, difficulties disabled people experience and communication. How professionals can support disabled people with sex is covered, and a chapter on the law is included. Essential reading for practitioners working with or supporting disabled people. Cover; Endorsement; Of Related Author; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Disabled People's Sexual Needs; 2. Difficulties that Disabled People Experience; 3. Difficulties that Health and Social Care Professionals Experience; 4. Sex, Disability and Human Rights: Current Legal and Practical Problems; 5. Supporting Young Disabled People and their Parents; 6. Communication; 7. Specific Professions and the Allied Therapies; 8. Sexual Services; 9. Sexual Diversity; 10. Summary; Postscript; Index.