Introduction to psychotherapeutic work with people with developmental disabilities -- An introductory tale : the case of Martina -- What the literature tells us -- The interactive-behavioral therapy model and its applications -- The interactive-behavioral therapy model of group psychotherapy -- Group treatment for trauma and sexual abuse survivors with developmental disabilities -- Group treatment for offenders with developmental disabilities -- Sexual abuse avoidance training -- Treatment : modalities, processes, initiation, and termination -- The initial interview -- Individual treatment: techniques and rationale -- Group process in depth : inevitable trouble spots and opportunities for growth -- Termination -- Endings and beginnings
Summary
"This book is the product of many years of work with people who have intellectual disabilities. Our treatment methods have evolved from actual experience with people who have intellectual disabilities as much as from the growing literature in this area. Our goal in creating this book is to present a clear way of understanding and working with people who have intellectual disabilities in addition to psychological disorders, and to share our hard-won lessons with other clinicians. Toward this end, we have used a number of case examples. The vast majority of these examples present an actual client with whom we have worked, not an amalgam of similar individuals nor a fantasized creation based on a prototype. Our thinking is that by using real cases, each with its own unique set of circumstances, symptoms, and reactions to treatment, we afford the reader the closest possible look at the workings of the therapeutic process"--Introduction. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-215) and index
