Author:
Clarke Charlotte,Beail Nigel,Kellett Stephen
Abstract
Purpose
There is little consensus regarding what constitutes an effective therapist when working with adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) who have a mental health problem. This study aims to explore whether clusters of clinical psychologists (CPs) could be differentiated with regards to beliefs as to what defines an effective therapist for adults with ID experiencing psychological distress and seeking treatment.
Design/methodology/approach
Four interviews with CPs and an associated thematic analysis created the 49-item Q-set. These items were then sorted into a forced quasi-normal distribution by N = 27 CPs via an online Q-sorting task.
Findings
Three participant clusters were identified in the principal components analysis that accounted for 49% of the variance. These clusters were labelled the creative collaborator, the reflective expert and the system integrator.
Research limitations/implications
Differences exist regarding beliefs as to what the psychotherapeutic approaches effective therapists working with ID and comorbid mental health problems should take. These differences approximated to preferred psychological therapy models. This study is critiqued to enable future research on this topic to progress.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to explore what constitutes an effective psychological therapist for people who have ID.
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health
Cited by
1 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献
1. What constitutes an effective therapist when working with adults with intellectual disabilities?;FPID Bulletin: The Bulletin of the Faculty for People with Intellectual Disabilities;2023-12