Intellectual disabilities and ACT : feasibility of a photography-based values intervention

By: Boulton, Natalie Elizabeth.
Contributor(s): Williams, Jonathan | Jones, Robert S. P.
Series: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities 12 (1) 2018: 11-21. 2018Disc region: text file PDF rda.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resource Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | MENTAL HEALTH | ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY | EFFECTIVENESS | VALUES | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY | ACTOnline resources: Read this Article Summary: There is limited evidence regarding clinical effectiveness of therapeutic interventions for people with intellectual disabilities. Previous research has highlighted challenges regarding adaptation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people with ID. Central to ACT is a focus on living in congruence with individual core values. The concept of values is abstract and difficult for people with a limited verbal understanding to comprehend, and yet this approach holds much promise for people with ID. Discusses these issues.
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There is limited evidence regarding clinical effectiveness of therapeutic interventions for people with intellectual disabilities. Previous research has highlighted challenges regarding adaptation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people with ID. Central to ACT is a focus on living in congruence with individual core values. The concept of values is abstract and difficult for people with a limited verbal understanding to comprehend, and yet this approach holds much promise for people with ID. Discusses these issues.

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