A Group Technique for Mental Retardates

Michal-Smith, Harold; Gottsegen, Monroe G.; Gottsegen, Gloria B.

doi:10.1080/00207284.1955.11508567

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“…Early reports focused on general program descriptions and some case studies. Michal‐Smith, Gottsegen, and Gottsegen (1955), for example, provided a description of a general counseling program for adults with intellectual disability (the level was not specified) aged 18 years–27 years. Positive outcomes were reported anecdotally.…”

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Mental Health Assessment and Intervention for People With Complex Communication Needs Associated With Developmental Disabilities

Marco

Iacono

2007

Policy Practice Intel Disabi

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This paper addresses the issues of assessment and psychological interventions of mental health in people with complex communication needs of people with intellectual disability and/or cerebral palsy. The literature indicates that research data have been lacking in this area, with a dearth of appropriate assessment tools and information on how to adapt evidence‐based psychological interventions for this group. Existing psychological intervention research has been characterized by case studies and quasi‐experimental designs with adults with mild intellectual disability who possess relatively good communication skills. In addition, there have been a few experimental studies with a focus on anger management with this group. In light of the lack of an empiric base, clinical practice for people with complex communication needs must draw on the evidence base for the general population, and adaptations of key elements of psychological therapies. Given the paucity of research addressing the mental health issues of people with complex communication needs, there is a need for the development of mental health assessment tools that enable clinicians to directly obtain information from the individual and for building the evidence base for counseling people with complex communication needs.

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Mental Health Assessment and Intervention for People With Complex Communication Needs Associated With Developmental Disabilities

Marco

Iacono

2007

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“…Nevertheless, hardly any group‐based programmes exist for these students, and most of their teaching is individual, based on a systematic, fixed and inflexible sequence of small steps (Daniels, 1990; Gross, 1996). However, several programmes and research studies report on the success of group‐based work with participants with learning difficulties (Watson, 1999; Hurley et al, 1998; Pfadt, 1991; Nezu et al, 1991; Matson & Senator, 1981; Gorlow et al, 1963; Michal‐Smith & Gottesegen, 1955). Reports of group psychotherapy with people with learning difficulties indicate that they express a rich inner world and that they benefit from the group experience.…”

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Autonomy and social skills: a group‐based programme with adolescents with learning difficulties for the enhancement of personal autonomy and social skills

Reiter

2001

Research in Spec Educ Needs

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A group‐based educational programme on life skills was implemented with eleven participants with moderate learning difficulties, aged 17–18 years, for nine months. The aim of the programme was to enhance autonomy by means of group cohesion and the teaching of social skills. Teaching was based on the internalisation cycle model. The analysis of group processes was completed by means of content analysis of the teacher's detailed reports. Students’ outcomes were computed on three questionnaires that were administered at the beginning and end of the programme: the Quality of Life questionnaire (Schalock & Keith, 1993), The Progress Assessment Charts of Social Development (Gunzburg, 1972), and the Self‐Concept scale (Fitts,1964). Significant changes occurred in the area of social integration; at the end participants expressed a more positive feeling concerning friends. Significant improvements occurred in nearly all areas of social skills: self‐help, socialisation, communication and occupation. No changes occurred in the self‐concept; it was high and positive at the beginning and at the end the programme. The findings confirm the efficacy of a group‐based educational programme with participants with learning difficulties.

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Counseling and Psychotherapy

Nuffield¹

1986

Severe Behavior Disorders in the Mentally Retarded

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A Group Technique for Mental Retardates

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Mental Health Assessment and Intervention for People With Complex Communication Needs Associated With Developmental Disabilities

Mental Health Assessment and Intervention for People With Complex Communication Needs Associated With Developmental Disabilities

Autonomy and social skills: a group‐based programme with adolescents with learning difficulties for the enhancement of personal autonomy and social skills

Counseling and Psychotherapy

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