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Intimate lives matter: sex, relationships and the Care Act

Supporting social workers to include sex and relationship needs in Care Act assessments for people with learning disabilities and for autistic people: a qualitative study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN95018696
Enrollment
140
Registered
2026-04-29
Start date
2025-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-05-25

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Conditions

Support for autistic people and people with learning disabilities around sex and relationships Other

Interventions

This study involves two work packages. Work Package 1: Interviews and focus groups with social workers. We will conduct 15 interviews and two focus groups with social workers, to a total of 25 soci

Sponsors

Manchester Metropolitan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Interview and focus groups (25 participants): Registered social workers who work in England and for whom undertaking adult Care Act Assessments or Reviews is, or has been, a core part of their role in the last 5 years Workshops (20 participants): Autistic people and people with learning disabilities aged 18+ years and living in England Good practice case studies (15 participants): Staff and autistic people and people with learning disabilities who are connected with the sites of good practice as identified by the research team Survey (80 participants): Registered social workers who have attended our training

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Interview and focus groups: Social workers who have not undertaken Care Act assessments as part of their role in the last five years. Workshops: Autistic people and people with learning disabilities aged under 18 years or those who do not live in England Good practice case studies: People who are not connected with the good practice sites as identified by the research team Survey: Registered social workers who have not attended our training

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactMonique Huysamen
m.huysamen@mmu.ac.uk+44 (0)161 247 2646

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 30, 2026