{"product_id":"intellectual-disability-trauma-and-psychotherapy-9780415421676","title":"Intellectual Disability Trauma and Psychotherapy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople with intellectual disabilities have emotional and mental health needs just like anyone else. Until recently however there has been little research of effective psychological treatment or direct, accessible psychotherapy provision for this client group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntellectual Disability, Trauma and Psychotherapy\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on the delivery of psychotherapy services for those with intellectual disabilities. Leading professionals in this specialist field are brought together to describe the history, theory and practice of their work in twelve focused chapters that draw on the work of psychotherapists including Bion, Winnicott, Sinason and Alvarez. Topics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003etherapeutic responses to cultural and religious diversity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esupport for parents with intellectual disabilities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edeveloping healthy and secure attachments within the family\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edealing with intense feelings of shame\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehelping clients to cope with traumatic sexual experience\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'In this remarkable book contributors take us on a journey to understand the emotional needs of a small but very challenged group of people, and on the way answer the question of whether psychotherapy for people with learning disabilities is worth it. It so definitely is!\u003c\/em\u003e' - \u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Sheila Hollins, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'This is a beautiful brave book. Edited by a major learning disability pioneer, Tamsin Cottis, and with contributions from the internationally known specialist psychotherapists who work at Respond, this book is essential for all those in the field of learning disability'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDr Valerie Sinason Ph.D MACP M.Inst.Psychoanal, President of the Institute for Psychotherapy and Disability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"…the book makes important links between therapeutic technique within the consulting room and the need to understand and engage with carers, external agencies and funding bodies…All the chapters demonstrate an impressive level of clinical thoughtfulness and theoretical rigour.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e – Deborah Marks, \u003cem\u003eJournal of Child Psychotherapy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlvarez, \u003c\/em\u003eForeword\u003cem\u003e. Cottis,\u003c\/em\u003e Introduction\u003cem\u003e. O’Driscoll, \u003c\/em\u003ePsychotherapy and Intellectual Disability: A Historical View\u003cem\u003e. Upton, When\u003c\/em\u003e Words Are Not Enough: Creative Therapeutic Approaches.\u003cem\u003e Corbett,\u003c\/em\u003e Words as a Second Language: The Psychotherapeutic Challenge of Severe Intellectual Disability.\u003cem\u003e Lloyd,\u003c\/em\u003e Speaking Through the Skin: The Significance of Shame\u003cem\u003e. Cottis,\u003c\/em\u003e Love Hurts: The Emotional Impact of Intellectual Disability and Sexual Abuse on a Family.\u003cem\u003e Curen, ‘\u003c\/em\u003eCan They See in the Door?’: Issues in the Assessment and Treatment of Sex Offenders Who Have Intellectual Disabilities. \u003cem\u003eCottis, Neill,\u003c\/em\u003e Going on Down the Line: Working with Parents Who Have Intellectual Disabilities\u003cem\u003e. Haque,\u003c\/em\u003e Differences, Differences, Differences: Working with Ethnic, Cultural and Religious Diversity\u003cem\u003e. Blackman, \u003c\/em\u003eTherapy for Life and Death: A Focus on the Respond Elders Project\u003cem\u003e. Arthur, McNeil,\u003c\/em\u003e Small, In One Ear: The Practice and Process of Telephone Counselling\u003cem\u003e. Cottis, O’Driscoll, \u003c\/em\u003eOutside In: The Effects of Trauma on Organisations.\u003cem\u003e Cottis,\u003c\/em\u003e Life Support or Intensive Care?: Endings and Outcomes in Psychotherapy for People with Intellectual Disabilities. Glossary\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018144612695,"sku":"9780415421676","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415421676.jpg?v=1750775788","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/intellectual-disability-trauma-and-psychotherapy-9780415421676","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}