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The sexuality of young women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A neglected focus in the American foster care system by Ballan, Michelle S., PhD, Freyer, Molly Burke, MSW

“…Abstract Youths with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) are overrepresented in the American foster care system and experience heightened rates…”
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Intimate Partner Violence Among Men With Disabilities: The Role of Health Care Providers by Ballan, Michelle S., Freyer, Molly Burke, Powledge, Lauren

“…Men with disabilities experience higher rates of interpersonal violence (IPV) than either women or men without disabilities, yet research exploring this…”
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Parental Perspectives of Communication about Sexuality in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Ballan, Michelle S.

“…To explore the content of communication about sexuality between parents and children with autism spectrum disorders, semi-structured interviews were conducted…”
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Trauma-Informed Social Work Practice with Women with Disabilities: Working with Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence by Ballan, Michelle S., Freyer, Molly

“…Women with disabilities experience intimate partner violence (IPV) at higher rates than both nondisabled women and men, and men with disabilities. Their…”
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Understanding the Experience of Stigma for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Role Stigma Plays in Families’ Lives by Kinnear, Sydney H., Link, Bruce G., Ballan, Michelle S., Fischbach, Ruth L.

“…Stigma is widely perceived in the lives of families with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) yet large, systematic studies have not been undertaken. Following Link…”
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Addressing intimate partner violence with female patients with chronic physical disabilities: the role of physical therapists by Ballan, Michelle S., Freyer, Molly

“…Women with disabilities are at heightened risk of intimate partner violence, experiencing higher rates of physical and sexual violence than women without…”
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Intimate Partner Violence, Disability, and Pain: A Retrospective Study by Ballan, Michelle S., Freyer, Molly, Romanelli, Meghan

“…This study explores pain among female survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) with disabilities. Women with disabilities are subject to higher rates of…”
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Occupational Deprivation Among Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Who Have Physical Disabilities by Ballan, Michelle S, Freyer, Molly

“…Women with disabilities face a heightened risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) compared with those without disabilities. The damaging impact of IPV…”
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Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adolescence, and Sexuality Education: Suggested Interventions for Mental Health Professionals by Ballan, Michelle S., Freyer, Molly Burke

“…Physical and emotional changes occurring during adolescence can present serious challenges to individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Social skills…”
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Intellectual disability and mental health: is psychology prepared? by J. Razza, Nancy, Schwartz Dayan, Laura, Tomasulo, Daniel, S. Ballan, Michelle

“…Purpose – The purpose of this paper is threefold: to document the relationship between intellectual disability (ID) and psychopathology; to raise awareness of…”
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Self-Defense Among Women With Disabilities: An Unexplored Domain in Domestic Violence Cases by Ballan, Michelle S., Freyer, Molly Burke

“…Women with disabilities are frequent victims of domestic violence, yet scant research has examined self-protective mechanisms that could mitigate this abuse…”
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Supporting female survivors of intimate partner violence with disabilities: Recommendations for social workers in the emergency department by Ballan, Michelle S, Freyer, Molly Burke

“…Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive problem with grave consequences. Women with disabilities are among the most vulnerable groups disproportionately…”
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Intimate Partner Violence Among Help-Seeking Deaf Women: An Empirical Study by Ballan, Michelle S., Freyer, Molly Burke, Powledge, Lauren, Marti, C. Nathan

“…Deaf women face heightened rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) compared with hearing women, yet limited research has focused on IPV among this population…”
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Project for Return and Opportunity in Veterans Education (PROVE): An Innovative Clinical Social Work Field Education Model by Shudofsky, Leora, Ballan, Michelle S.

“…Veterans transitioning from the military to college life and the unique issues impacting them are an area of clinical social work that has yet to be fully…”
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Looking Beyond Prevalence: A Demographic Profile of Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence With Disabilities by Ballan, Michelle S., Freyer, Molly Burke, Marti, C. Nathan, Perkel, Jules, Webb, Katie A., Romanelli, Meghan

“…The abuse of individuals with disabilities is a widespread problem that has received minimal attention in scholarly research on intimate partner violence…”
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Is there concordance in attitudes and beliefs between parents and scientists about autism spectrum disorder? by Fischbach, Ruth L, Harris, Mark J, Ballan, Michelle S, Fischbach, Gerald D, Link, Bruce G

“…There is no reported investigation comparing concordance in attitudes and beliefs about autism spectrum disorder between parents of children with autism…”
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Educators’ Attitudes and Beliefs Towards the Sexuality of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities by Fader Wilkenfeld, B., Ballan, Michelle S.

“…This study presents educators’ attitudes and beliefs towards the sexuality of adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities. Open-ended, structured…”
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Strengthening grief support for children with developmental disabilities by Sormanti, Mary, Ballan, Michelle S.

“…Although a sizable literature investigates and describes children’s grief, the majority of information focuses on typically developing children. Far less has…”
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Disability and Sexuality within Social Work Education in the USA and Canada: The Social Model of Disability as a Lens for Practice by Ballan, Michelle S.

“…Historically, social work education has included minimal attention to three essential foci: (1) disability; (2) sexuality; and (3) the intersection of…”
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Conference Proceedings In Translation: Clinical Dialogues Spanning The Transgender Spectrum Part 2: The Social Model: A Lens for Counseling Transgender Individuals with Disabilities by Ballan, Michelle S, Romanelli, Meghan, Harper, James Nicholous

“…Transgender individuals who are disabled represent a diverse cultural minority with a rich layer of unmet clinical service needs related to discrimination and…”
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