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ALBUQUERQUE, Paloma Pegolo de  y  ALMEIDA, Maria Amélia. Sexualidade e deficiência intelectual: um curso de capacitação para professores. R. Bras. Est. Pedag. [online]. 2010, vol.91, n.228, pp.408-423. ISSN 2176-6681.

Special education teachers often face difficulties in the classroom with the issue of sexuality. The aim of this study was to plan, implement and evaluate an intervention program (course) for 21 teachers of young people with intellectual disabilities from a special school in a town in the interior of the State of São Paulo. The course has lasted two months and has got a theoretical and practical aspect, with discussions, group dynamics, roleplaying and problem solving activities, movies and also a practical activity in the classroom. By means of an evaluation of the course and interviews, we noticed changes in the way teachers interact with students when the topic was sexuality, reflections on the issue, and review of teachers position as sex educators.

Palabras clave : Special Education; Intellectual Disability; Sexuality; Teachers Training.

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