"I'm in their shoes": Experiences of peer educators in sexuality and relationship education Frawley,P and Bigby,C 2014, "I'm in their shoes": Experiences of peer educators in sexuality and relationship education, Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 167-176, doi: 10.3109/13668250.2014.890701. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title "I'm in their shoes": Experiences of peer educators in sexuality and relationship education Author(s) Frawley,P orcid.org/0000-0002-7643-4935 Bigby,C Journal name Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability Volume number 39 Issue number 2 Start page 167 End page 176 Total pages 10 Publisher Taylor & Francis Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2014 ISSN 1366-8250 1469-9532 Keyword(s) Abuse prevention Intellectual disability Relationships Sexuality Summary Background: Sexuality and relationship education for adults with an intellectual disability has failed to include them in roles other than as learners. This paper reports findings from a study of the experiences of peer educators with an intellectual disability who co-facilitated a respectful relationships education program. Method: Qualitative data were collected about the experiences of 16 peer educators through in-depth interviews and observations of their work in delivering the program. These data were thematically analysed. Findings: Peer educators reported that peer education gave them a sense of empowerment, positioned them as credible sources of information about relationships, enabled them to help others, and gave them an opportunity to learn new knowledge about respectful relationships, community resources and supports, and new skills. Conclusions: This study presents an alternative approach to relationship education that involves people with an intellectual disability as peer educators and that benefits these people. © 2014 © 2014 Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability, Inc. Language eng DOI 10.3109/13668250.2014.890701 Field of Research 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 929999 Health not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2014, Taylor & Francis Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30072282 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Health and Social Development Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 14 Apr 2015, 15:27:31 EST Thu, 16 Apr 2015, 05:10:33 EST Thu, 23 Apr 2015, 14:01:31 EST Fri, 24 Apr 2015, 06:09:39 EST Fri, 24 Apr 2015, 15:43:13 EST Fri, 24 Apr 2015, 15:44:07 EST Fri, 15 May 2015, 09:14:34 EST Wed, 27 May 2015, 15:39:23 EST Thu, 09 Jul 2015, 15:04:40 EST Wed, 17 Aug 2016, 08:40:02 EST Wed, 07 Sep 2016, 08:58:49 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 21 times in TR Web of Science Cited 22 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 285 Abstract Views, 40 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 23 Apr 2015, 14:01:31 EST

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