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Direct linkAriel Schwartz; Nikola Davern; Alix Herer; Micah Peace-Urquilla; Jesse Corey; Dheva Muthuramalingam; Neha Vallabhaneni – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Young adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities lack access to mental health supports. Peer-delivered services may fill this gap. We adapted a theory-driven and evidence-based peer mentoring intervention for virtual-delivery and investigated its acceptability and participants' preliminary response. Methods: Twelve…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Access to Health Care, Mental Health
Gore, Nick; Bradshaw, Jill; Hastings, Richard; Sweeney, Joanne; Austin, Debbie – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Early Positive Approaches to Support (E-PAtS) is a co-produced and co-facilitated group programme that aims to provide early years support to family caregivers of children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Method: Thirty-five caregivers who had attended E-PAtS groups took part in individual interviews or focus groups.…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Emotional Response, Coping
Scior, Katrina; Cooper, Rebecca; Fenn, Kristina; Poole, Laurie; Colman, Sophie; Ali, Afia; Baum, Sandra; Crabtree, Jason; Doswell, Sophie; Jahoda, Andrew; Hastings, Richard; Richardson, Lisa – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: People with intellectual disabilities are at risk of experiencing stigma and require the skills and confidence to deal with stigma in their daily lives. Method: Development and piloting of a 5-session manualised psychosocial group intervention designed to increase the capacity of people with intellectual disabilities aged 16+ to manage…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Social Bias, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Coping
Alquraini, Turki; Mahoney, Gerald – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: Mothers of young children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) and other disabilities (DD) have been reported to experience high levels of stress. This investigation examined the effects of parental stress on mother's participation in a Relationship Focused intervention (RFI). Methods: Mothers and young children who had either…
Descriptors: Investigations, Stress Variables, Child Rearing, Intervention
Peckham, Nicholas Guy; Howlett, Susan; Corbett, Alan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: Sexual abuse has been associated with trauma, low self-esteem, anger, depression and challenging behaviours. This pilot study builds on a small published literature by evaluating a survivors group (SG) for women with an intellectual disability and an educational support group (ESG) for their carers. Method: The SG was delivered weekly…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Females, Mental Retardation, Educational Finance
