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Compassion-focused therapy groups for people with intellectual disabilities: an extended pilot study
- Authors:
- GOAD Elisabeth Jane, PARKER Kayleigh
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 25(4), 2021, pp.661-679.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
People with intellectual disabilities who experience mental health difficulties often have high levels of self-criticism and shame. Compassion-focused therapy is a therapeutic modality effective in working with such feelings. This article follows on from a previous compassion-focused therapy group study exploring the impact of two compassion-focused therapy-based groups on how participants felt about themselves. Utilizing a mixed method design, the study illustrated that participants experienced higher levels of compassion and, overall, saw themselves more favourably by the end of the groups. They were also able to understand the basic concepts of compassion-focused therapy which reinforced previous study findings, suggesting that it is adaptable and clinically useful for people with intellectual disabilities. (Edited publisher abstract)
New ways of seeing and being: evaluating an acceptance and mindfulness group for parents of young people with intellectual disabilities who display challenging behaviour
- Authors:
- REID Caroline, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 20(1), 2016, pp.5-17.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
The current study presents findings from an acceptance and commitment therapy-based intervention for family carers of children who have an intellectual/developmental disability and display high levels of challenging behaviour. The parent well-being workshops consist of two workshops incorporating acceptance and mindfulness-based exercises and discussions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five family carers following attendance of the workshops. Participants found the workshops useful and reported that they were better able to cope with stress. They also described how they had incorporated mindfulness into their daily lives and how their practice had had positive effects on their own well-being and on those around them (e.g. their child). Implications of the findings are discussed with emphasis on how the workshops can be included within a positive behaviour support framework. Future directions include a more robust quantitative evaluation, inclusion of follow-up sessions and the application of the workshops with other client groups and in other delivery formats. (Publisher abstract)
Group therapy with adults with learning difficulties who have committed sexual offences
- Author:
- CORMACK Elisabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Groupwork, 6(2), 1993, pp.162-175.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
Focuses on the under-researched area of group therapy for adults with learning difficulties who have committed sexual offences. It examines some relevant aspects of psychoanalytic theory and then describes a hospital-based group. A description of the preliminary assessment process and the profile of the group membership is followed by a detailed exploration of three areas: the group process, important group themes and the transference and countertransference. The conclusion is that people with learning difficulties should not be excluded from group therapy.
Surviving sexual abuse
- Author:
- HARBRIDGE Elinor
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 12(2), October 1998, pp.11-13.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Reports on how VOICE's annual conference, tackled the complex problem of post-abuse treatment. Speakers presented powerful and moving accounts of their experience of trying to deal with the after effects of sexual abuse, often with refreshing honesty about the mistakes they made.
Bereavement intervention with vulnerable populations: a case report on group work with the developmentally disabled
- Author:
- ROTHENBERG Eleanore Dubin
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work with Groups, 17(3), 1994, pp.61-75.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The sudden death of a group member, in this case a developmentally disabled young adult, created a crisis requiring social work intervention in the form of a formalized bereavement program to help surviving group members and staff cope with their grief. The program described here evolved over the course of an eight-week intervention period. Social group work was combined with concrete methods, including religious rituals and art therapy, as well as supplementation with individual counselling, to help members of the group say "goodbye" to the deceased and to overcome their pain in order to return to their normal activities, as soon as possible.
Group psychotherapy in the treatment of disturbed, mentally handicapped adolescents
- Authors:
- HAMES A., WHIBLEY S.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 4(1), November 1989, pp.31-38.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
For residents of a short term residential treatment unit for adolescents with mild mental handicap.
Modern therapeutic approaches in learning disability services
- Authors:
- FRANKISH Pat, TERRY Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 8(3), July 2003, pp.3-10.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Provides a brief summary of recent literature, to outline the main areas of therapeutic developments in recent years in the field of learning disability. Most of the approaches are person centred, even if provided in a group setting. Cognitive, psychodynamic and creative therapies have been added to behaviour therapy, with good results, indicating the potential of learning-disabled people to benefit from the same sorts of therapy as other people.
About leaving: making sense of moving on
- Authors:
- BANHAM Ken, GARRETT Malcolm
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 31(2), June 2003, pp.70-73.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article is written by two people with learning disabilities and their health care team. It is about their wish to move into homes in the community after years in hospitals. They explain the experiences they have had of services in the past and what they are looking forward to for the future. They talk about their feelings about moving on and what they would be leaving behind.
A solution-focused approach to mental health intervention in school settings
- Authors:
- GINGERICH Wallace J., WABEKE Todd
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Schools, 23(1), January 2001, pp.33-47.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article describes the use of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) for working with children who present with mental health problems in the school setting. SFBT eschews a pathology-based model of mental health, focusing instead on the client's strengths and desire to change. The article describes the techniques and application of SFBT and discusses the prevalence of child mental health problems. Emphasis throughout is placed on empirical support for the effectiveness of SFBT.
Group treatment for dually diagnosed adolescents: an empowerment-based approach
- Authors:
- LEE Mo-Yee, GAUCHER Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work with Groups, 23(2), 2000, pp.55-78.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The study evaluates an empowerment-based group treatment programme for mild or moderate developmentally handicapped adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 who have a diagnosis of behavioural or psychiatric disorder. The framework was built around the concept of social competency, mastery and empowerment. Findings of the study indicated significant improvements in the social skills of dually diagnosed adolescents based on members' and parents' evaluations. In addition, staff's rating of parental participation was significantly associated with parents' evaluation of positive outcomes in their children. Implications of the study for treatment and research of dually diagnosed adolescents are discussed.