...Dave Dagnan; Karen Mellor; Claire Jefferson There is increasing use of cognitive therapy with people with learning disabilities. This paper gives a detailed description of a clinically useful assessment approach that gives the therapist information that can be used to identify the appropriate...

... population. In addition, people with Down's syndrome have high rates of early onset Alzheimer's disease. Assessment of dementia in people with learning disabilities is confounded by pre‐existing cognitive and functional impairments and high rates of comorbid disorders. This paper discusses assessment...

...Steve Hardy; Theresa Joyce The Mental Capacity Act (2005) is now in full operation in England and Wales. In this article, some of the common questions that professionals face on a day‐to‐day basis are discussed, including how to assess capacity and decide whether or not someone has capacity, what...

...Robin Friedlander; Steve Moss Understanding the mental health problems of children who have learning disabilities presents huge challenges across many domains. This paper examines some of the assessment frameworks that may be used, offers clinical guidance on collecting information and suggests...

...Cathy Taylor Thorough assessment of communication is of utmost importance for successful working with people with learning disabilities. Indeed, recent legislation now makes it incumbent on professionals working with people with learning disabilities to address issues of communication, both...

...Joe Franks; Geoff Brennan Thorn model psychosocial interventions (PSI) assist clients and their carer systems to manage the effects of psychotic symptoms. PSI has a broad menu of possible interventions from which a client and their therapist choose the most efficacious. In this process, assessment...