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Ready For Relationships: Promoting Appropriate Dating Behaviors In Adolescents & Young Adults With Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Lauren Buch, Ots, Kelly Dennin, Ots, Chelsea Fife, Ots, Eileen Mee, Ots, E. Adel Herge
Ready For Relationships: Promoting Appropriate Dating Behaviors In Adolescents & Young Adults With Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Lauren Buch, Ots, Kelly Dennin, Ots, Chelsea Fife, Ots, Eileen Mee, Ots, E. Adel Herge
Collaborative Research and Evidence shared Among Therapists and Educators (CREATE Day)
Objectives:
- Identify the need for effective relationship, sexuality expression, and sex education programming for adolescents with IDD based on current literature.
- Examine the role of occupational therapy in facilitating the development of healthy dating behaviors for adolescents with IDD.
- Apply components of a best practice approach to facilitate the development of appropriate dating behaviors for adolescents with IDD.
PICO Question:
What interventions within the scope of occupational therapy will lead to appropriate dating behaviors in adolescents and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities?