The View of Social Work on the sexuality of Persons with health Disadvantages – Mental Disabilities

The research article deals with a description of attitudes towards the issue of sexuality of persons with mental disabilities. As part of this issue, we often encounter the fact that there is still a widespread myth in society that people with mental disabilities do not need or cannot establish partnerships. However, the opposite is true. Aim of the research: The main aim of the research was to find out individual attitudes towards the sexuality of people with mental disabilities in society from the point of view of social work. Research sample and setting: The research sample consisted of six professionals (staff working with people with mental disabilities) and lay people (parents of people with mental disabilities and someone who has no major experience with a person with mental disabilities). The research participants were informed about the purpose of the research study. Research analysis: Due to the nature of the topic, it was appropriate to use the advantages of qualitative research, which allows for the examination of phenomena in the natural environment and provides the possibility to studying processes and establish theories. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews and the procedure of grounded theory were used, and an inductively derived theories from the investigated phenomenon are presented.