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Exploring the Acceptability of a Peer-Delivered Mental Health Intervention to Support Young Adults with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities
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Ariel 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
'We Don't Have the Answers': What Do We Know about the Experiences of Psychological Professionals Providing Virtual Psychological Support to People with Intellectual Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic?
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Burton, Holly; Gordon, Kim – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Government restrictions enforced globally in response to COVID-19 necessitated changes to the delivery of mental health services, with many psychology professionals (PPs) forced to transfer their face-to-face practice to virtual means (telephone/video therapy) overnight. This review explores what is known about the experiences of PPs…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, COVID-19, Pandemics, Mental Health
Early Positive Approaches to Support (E-PAtS): Qualitative Experiences of a New Support Programme for Family Caregivers of Young Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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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
'Standing up for Myself' (STORM): Development and Qualitative Evaluation of a Psychosocial Group Intervention Designed to Increase the Capacity of People with Intellectual Disabilities to Manage and Resist Stigma
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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
Robot-Mediated Therapy to Reduce Worrying in Persons with Visual and Intellectual Disabilities
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van Wingerden, Evelien; Barakova, Emilia; Lourens, Tino; Sterkenburg, Paula S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: The study explored the use of a robot-mediated therapeutic intervention in persons with visual and intellectual disabilities. Method: Three robot-mediated intervention sessions were developed to teach three coping skills for worrying. Effectiveness was examined using a multiple-baseline case study design (N = 7). Baseline,…
Descriptors: Therapy, Counseling Techniques, Robotics, Visual Impairments
Fostering Emotion Expression and Affective Involvement with Communication Partners in People with Congenital Deafblindness and Intellectual Disabilities
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Martens, Marga A. W.; Janssen, Marleen J.; Ruijssenaars, Wied A. J. J. M.; Huisman, Mark; Riksen-Walraven, J. Marianne – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Recent studies have shown that it is possible to foster affective involvement between people with congenital deafblindness and their communication partners. Affective involvement is crucial for well-being, and it is important to know whether it can also be fostered with people who have congenital deafblindness and intellectual…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Deaf Blind, Affective Behavior, Interpersonal Communication
Psychological Factors in Risk Assessment and Management of Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour by Men with Intellectual Disabilities
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Smith, Mark; Willner, Paul – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Aim: This study examined the responses of care managers and direct care staff to vignettes of inappropriate sexual behaviour (ISB) by a man with an intellectual disability. The aim was to identify psychological factors that influenced their assessment of risk and the perceived need for risk management strategies. Method: The vignettes varied in…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Topography, Mental Retardation, Risk Management