The experience of sexuality in adults with intellectual disability from personal assistants perspective

The presented work discusses the experience of personal assistants in relation to sexuality in adults with intellectual disability. The aim is to outline the area of sexuality in adults with intellectual disability and working with this focus group from personal assistants' perspective and the training of workers in the field of sexuality. Theoretical part of this bachelor thesis pays attention to intellectual disability, social service of personal assistance and clarifies matters connected with sexuality in adults with intellectual disability. The practical part includes interviews with four personal assistants in order to find out what experience they have with the topic of sexuality in adults with intellectual disability, how this experience reflects or reflected itself in their practise and how they evaluate preparedness for this area. The purpose of this bachelor thesis is to point out the importance of sexuality in adults with intellectual disability and the substantiality of breaking the taboo of this topic because I believe that learning and speaking about this area leads to solving situations, which occur in connection to sexuality, in a less stressful and more confident manner and to a better output at work