Lumley, V. A., Miltenberger, R. G., Long, E. S., Rapp, J. T., & Roberts, J. A. (1998).
Evaluation of a sexual abuse prevention program for adults with mental retardation.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
31, 91-101.
Programs to teach sexual abuse prevention skills to persons with
mental retardation have rarely been evaluated empirically, and
typical evaluations are limited to assessment of the
participants' knowledge rather than their performance of specific
skills. In the present study, 6 adult women with mental
retardation were trained in sexual abuse prevention, and
performance was assessed using four separate measures: pretests
and posttests of knowledge, verbal report, role play, and
naturalistic probes. All women learned the skills but failed to
exhibit them to criterion during the probes. We discuss the
implications for further training and assessment of sexual abuse
prevention skills.
DESCRIPTORS: sexual abuse prevention, mental retardation,
role-play assessment, behavioral skills training, social validity