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Psychosexual assessment service for people with learning disabilities - UK

News from Jill Davies, UK Health and Learning Disability Network: This is a service that offers assessment and treatment to people over 16 years old with learning disabilities and /or autistic spectrum disorder who are socially vulnerable and present with or are at risk due to sexuality issues.

Some of these issues could be:

gender identification and developmental difficulties
sexual dysfunction
relationship difficulties
sexual practices that cause distress to the person and others
sexual addiction and impulsivity
sexual trauma
sexually harmful behaviour and sexual offending
risk attitudes and behaviours associated with sexuality.

Contact: Effie Soultani, Psychosexual Therapist, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
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Visit: http://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/services/learning-disability-services/psychosexual-assessment-service/

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