PUBLICATIONS

TouchAutism.com praises CIRCLES:

“Welcome to the world of circles! This app is perfect for individuals that struggle with appropriate personal space. It teaches about relationships, social boundaries, and safety. I was privileged to review this app. I have had multiple parents inquiring about apps that prevent abuse and teach safety to special needs children. Many kids with Autism struggle with personal space and community safety. They struggle to understand what is appropriate and what is not. This app really can help with that. It is very visual. The colors are bright. The illustrations are personable. The interface is easy to navigate too. Let’s begin!

As you progress through the app, you will be stepped through a presentation on the different circles or relationships you might have. You will add new people into each circle and organize your relationships with those people. This system will help you understand which relationships are closest to you and therefore permit a hug, a handshake, or a high five as you see them. It will also make clear which ones should never warrant touch. The narrator that steps you through this app is fantastic and really covers a broad range of concerns and questions you might have.

The Circles app comes from the very successful Circles curriculum. It is a research-based program that was proven effective by Harvard University. It has been used in many schools across the country and teaches about social boundaries as well. The Circles app allows users to clarify and define their own social boundaries. You can learn more by visiting the Circles app website.”

Publications continued:  

CIRCLES: Intimacy and Relationships Level 1

CIRCLES: Intimacy and Relationships Level 2

CIRCLES: Stop Abuse

CIRCLES: Safer Ways (Currently retired)

CIRCLES UTILITY APP


The Facts of Life…and More: Sexuality and Intimacy for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Edited by Leslie Walker-Hirsch, M.Ed., FAAMR

Making good decisions about sexuality is a critical part of adulthood, but sometimes people with intellectual disabilities don’t get the support or education they need to navigate this complex aspect of life. 

Chapter: Marklyn P. Champagne, RN, MSW “Helping Individuals Recover from Sexual Abuse: One Therapists Model.” 

To order: lesliewh@computer.net  (505) 995-9928 (o); (914) 953-8027 (m)

Paul H. Brookes Publishing, Baltimore. 2007

 

Publications

“AAIDD Fact Page on Sexual Abuse” 2006 Champagne, M

AARP Disability Initiative: “Taking Care of Yourself Includes Breast Health, Too” Booklet on Breast Health for women with I/DD 1997

Edited Collections

Champagne, M.P. “Overcoming Dilemmas. Family Futures Planning Project”. Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council with The University of Rhode Island. 1996

Journals

Walker-Hirsch, L. & Champagne, M.P. “The Circles for Use as a Counseling Strategy: An Old Dog Learns New Tricks”. The NADD Newsletter. 9 (5) 1992

Walker-Hirsch, L., & Champagne, M.P. ” Circles Revisited: Ten Years Later. Sexuality and Disability”. 9 (2). New York: Human Sciences Press, Inc. 1991

Walker-Hirsch, L. & Champagne, M.P. “The Circles Concept: Social Competence in Special Education. In Educational Leadership. Journal of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development” 49 (2). 1991

Walker-Hirsch, L. & Champagne, M.P. “Circles: A Self-Organization System for Teaching Appropriate Social/Sexual Behavior to Mentally Retarded/Developmentally Disabled Persons.” Sexuality and Disability. 5 (3) New York: Human Sciences Press, Inc. 1982

 

Contributions in published works

Kempton, W Life Horizons James Stanfield Co., Santa Barbara, CA. 1988

Valenti-Hein, D., & Schwartz, L. Sexual Abuse Inventory for those with Developmental Disabilities James Stanfield Co., Santa Barbara, CA. 1995

MHRH: RI Department of Developmental Disabilities: Sexual Abuse Training Packet for Statewide Agencies.

AAIDD Fact Page on Sexual Abuse.  Champagne, M. 2006

AARP Disability Initiative: “Taking Care of Yourself Includes Breast Health, Too” Booklet on Breast Health for women with I/DD Champagne, M. 1997