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Circles: A self-organization system for teaching appropriate social/sexual behavior to mentally retarded/developmentally disabled persons

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This article presents the Circle Concept, a self-organization system used to teach all aspects of human sexual behavior to mentally retarded/developmentally disabled persons. The Circle Concept allows many concrete teaching modes to be employed to teach sexuality to those persons with learning deficits.

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  1. Division of Retardation, Public Health Nurse Consultant, 600 New London Ave., 02920, Cranston, RI

    Marklyn P. Champagne (RN)

  2. Administrator, Alternatives, Inc., 144 Rodman St., 02882, Narragansett, RI

    Leslie W. Walker-Hirsch

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Marklyn P. Champagne, RN, is affiliated with the Rhode Island Divison of Retardation and Leslie W. Walker-Hirsch is Administrator of Alternatives, Inc. Both are Sex Education Consultants for Alternatives, Inc., which offers residential facilities for mentally retarded individuals. Ms. Walker-Hirsch is an IMEd candidate at Rhode Island College.

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Champagne, M.P., Walker-Hirsch, L.W. Circles: A self-organization system for teaching appropriate social/sexual behavior to mentally retarded/developmentally disabled persons. Sex Disabil 5, 172–174 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01116416

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