A survivor's group for women who have a learning disability
Describes a women's group run for 6 women (aged 20-33 yrs) with learning disabilities and a history of sexual abuse/assault. It outlines the format of the group sessions, the therapeutic process and the outcome of the evaluation of the impact of the group on the women's psychological well-being, self-esteem, assertiveness and general satisfaction with the intervention. The outcome was generally favorable, however, this was not maintained on all the measures at 3 mo follow-up. Possible reasons for the results are discussed, along with recommendations for future group work.