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Listening to Mothers: Experiences of Mental Health Support and Insights into Adapting Therapy for People with Severe or Profound Intellectual Disabilities
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Adams, Tracey Marie; Jahoda, Andrew – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Individuals with severe or profound intellectual disabilities may be at a greater risk of developing mental health problems. Despite this, evidence suggests individuals can face difficulties in getting mental health support, and little is known about effective psychological therapies for this population. Hence, this study explored mothers'…
Descriptors: Mother Attitudes, Severe Intellectual Disability, Mental Disorders, At Risk Persons
The Experience of Receiving and Delivering Consultation in a Residential Childcare Setting for Looked-After and Accommodated Children: A Sequential Exploratory Design
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Durka, Katie; Hacker, Thomas – Child Care in Practice, 2015
Looked-after and accommodated children are at higher risk of poor mental health and behavioural difficulties and experience high levels of emotional and psychological distress. Consultation plays a pivotal role in providing indirect support to vulnerable children and young people. The aim of this study was to explore the experience of consultation…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Child Care, Consultation Programs, Mixed Methods Research
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy from the Perspective of Clients with Mild Intellectual Disabilities: A Qualitative Investigation of Process Issues
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Pert, C.; Jahoda, A.; Stenfert Kroese, B.; Trower, P.; Dagnan, D.; Selkirk, M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: Clinicians working with clients who have mild intellectual disabilities (IDs) have shown growing enthusiasm for using a cognitive behavioural approach, amid increasing evidence of good treatment outcomes for this client group. However, very little is known about the views and experiences of clients with IDs who have undergone cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Mild Mental Retardation, Counseling Effectiveness
Talking Therapy Services for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) in Scotland: Perspectives of Service Users and Professionals
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Chouliara, Zoe; Karatzias, Thanos; Scott-Brien, Georgia; Macdonald, Anne; MacArthur, Juliet; Frazer, Norman – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2011
This study aimed to elicit perceptions and experiences of talking therapy services for CSA survivors and professionals utilizing qualitative interviews and analyzing transcripts using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Participants included 13 adult survivors and 31 professionals in statutory and voluntary services in Scotland. Main themes…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Foreign Countries, Therapy
A Perspective on Therapeutic Work with In-Patient Adolescents.
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Singh, Neville – Journal of Adolescence, 1987
Addresses difficulties in conducting psychotherapy with inpatient adolescents and describes how the idea of working closely with adolescents positively and realistically enables adolescent workers to meet the challenges of residential work. Offers a perspective on the adolescent worker's ongoing therapeutic relationship with inpatient adolescents.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counselor Client Relationship, Foreign Countries, Institutionalized Persons
Guiding Adults Impartially: A Scottish Study.
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Connelly, Graham; Milburn, Ted; Thomson, Sandy; Edwards, Richard – Studies in the Education of Adults, 1998
Interviews with 12 Scottish guidance practitioners revealed the following: (1) impartiality has different meanings in different contexts; (2) counselors' beliefs and organizational expectations about impartiality may conflict; (3) clients may not see impartial counselors as in their best interests; and (4) unequal power relations between…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselor Role, Educational Counseling