Psychotherapy for individuals with intellectual disability / edited by Robert J. Fletcher. Book.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Section I Individual Therapy -- ch. 1 Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Special Populations: Treatment with Adolescents and Their Caregivers / Eric J. Dykstra -- ch. 2 Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Adults Who Have Intellectual Disability / Marvin Lew -- ch. 3 Positive Psychology for Persons with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities / E. Richard Blumberg -- ch. 4 Adaptation and Application of Mindfulness-based Psychotherapeutic Practices for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities / Bronwyn L. Robertson -- ch. 5 Behavioral Relaxation Training (BRT) for Persons Who Have Intellectual Disability / Theodosia R. Paclawskyj -- ch. 6 Treating Victims of Sexual and Interpersonal Abuse (in Psychotherapy for People with Intellectual Disabilities) / Dick Sobsey -- ch. 7 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder / Valerie L. Gaus -- ch. 8 Psychotherapy for Individuals Who Have Intellectual Disabilities and Are Mourning / Jeffrey Kauffman -- Section II Group Therapy -- ch. 9 Group Psychotherapy with Trauma Survivors Who Have Intellectual Disabilities / Daniel J. Tomasulo -- Section III Family and Couple Therapy -- ch. 10 Psychotherapy with Families Impacted by Intellectual Disability, Throughout the Lifespan / Judith Hill-Weld -- ch. 11 Couple Therapy for People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Positive Treatment Model / J. Dale Munro -- Section IV Other Issues -- ch. 12 Effectiveness of Psychotherapy with Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Brooke K. Browning -- ch. 13 Ethical Issues in Counseling Clients with Disabilities / Dick Sobsey -- ch. 14 Training Psychotherapy Interns to Work with People Who Have Intellectual Disabilities: Developing Generic Skills and a Multi-Theoretical Approach / Gerald M. Drucker.

"This book provides the reader with insightful and useful ways to provide psychotherapy treatment for individual who have intellectual disability (ID). It brings together all three modalities (individual, couple, and group), and a variety of theoretical models and techniques are discussed. The first section, Individual Therapy, offers a variety of approaches and techniques including dialectical behavioral therapy, positive psychology, mindfulness-based practice, and relaxation training. Also included in this section are chapters on specialty populations including victims of abuse, people who have Autism Spectrum Disorder, and people in mourning. The second section is a chapter on group therapy addressing trauma issues. The third section is on family and couple therapy. The fourth section covers chapters on research, ethics, and training. The individual authors are respected authorities in the field of providing psychotherapy treatment for persons with ID, and all have contributed to the professional literature. This book is a major contribution to the effort to make psychotherapy available to individuals who have ID and should serve to further stimulate interest in the provision of psychotherapy for individuals who have ID co-occurring with significant mental health problems."--Publisher's website.