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Using Individual Service Funds (ISFs) to Improve Access to Self-Directed Support for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Participatory Realist Review
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Elizabeth Croot; Alice Dunning; Andrew Booth; Clare Tarling – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Individual service funds (ISFs) in England aim to provide self-directed support without the challenge of procuring support and managing a budget. However, few local authorities offer ISFs and some do not offer more choice and control than a council-managed budget. Methods: This participatory realist review followed RAMESES publication…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Financial Support
Supporting People with Intellectual Disabilities in Psychological Therapies for Depression: A Qualitative Analysis of Supporters' Experiences
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Scott, Katie; Hatton, Chris; Knight, Rosie; Singer, Kevanne; Knowles, Dawn; Dagnan, Dave; Hastings, Richard P.; Appleton, Kim; Cooper, Sally-Ann; Melville, Craig; Jones, Rob; Williams, Chris; Jahoda, Andrew – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: Clinicians recommend including carers or others in a supporting role in the therapy as an important adaptation of psychological therapies for people with intellectual disabilities. This nested qualitative study from a larger trial explored supporters' experiences of supporting people with intellectual disabilities receiving behavioural…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Psychotherapy, Depression (Psychology), Self Help Programs
Development of a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy-Based Guided Self-Help Intervention for Adults with Intellectual Disability
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McQueen, Meg; Blinkhorn, Ashleigh; Broad, Adam; Jones, Jessica; Naeem, Farooq; Ayub, Muhammad – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Despite strong evidence for cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) in treating mental health, its use, thus far, has been limited for people with intellectual disabilities. This study describes a CBT-based guided self-help (CBT-GSH) manual for individuals with intellectual disability, and focus groups explore the views of clinicians,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Therapy, Outcomes of Treatment
The SAINT: A Guided Self-Help Approach for People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Chaplin, Eddie; Craig, Tom; McCarthy, Jane; Bouras, Nick – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Introduction: This article introduces the SAINT (Self-Assessment and INTervention), a guided self-help intervention for the treatment of mild depression in people with intellectual disabilities. Method: The study used a single-case experimental design and adopted quality frameworks specific to the approach to describe the participants and to…
Descriptors: Self Help Programs, Intervention, Intellectual Disability, Depression (Psychology)