The development of a sex offender assessment and treatment service within a community learning disability team (the SHEALD project): part 2

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to provide a commentary on the previous paper in this issue on “The development of a sex offender assessment and treatment service within a Community Learning Disability Team (the SHEALD project): part 2”.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors consider the nature of traditional service delivery for people with learning/intellectual disabilities and the potential that services have for the physical, emotional and sexual abuse of these vulnerable people.

Findings

The authors argue that effective community based treatment/support is best delivered in a way that acknowledges and employs the range of skills offered by practitioners from health and social care backgrounds.

Originality/value

Both SHEALD and HIST are examples of community treatment programmes which show that a person‐centred approach supported by a dedicated and consistent team of practitioners may be an effective way of addressing complex, high‐risk behaviours.

Citation

Olsen, A. and Ravey, M. (2011), "The development of a sex offender assessment and treatment service within a community learning disability team (the SHEALD project): part 2", Tizard Learning Disability Review, Vol. 16 No. 3, pp. 17-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/13595471111158657