Treatment and Therapeutic Interventions: Psychological Approaches

People with learning disabilities are subject to the same range of psychological disorders as non‐learning‐disabled groups. Although in the 1970s and 1980s many therapeutic interventions were based on psychological theories of learning, there has recently been a large expansion in the types of therapy on offer. They have included increasingly sophisticated use of models based on learning theory and the incorporation of a diverse range of other therapeutic models. Although Reports in the literature of successful therapeutic intervention are becoming more common, they largely fail to address the reality of clinical work, which may require a multi‐level approach, for extended periods of time.