Author:
Wheeler Miranda,Price Alessia
Abstract
▪ This article will describe an approach to therapy that helped improve low mood and self-esteem in an adult with a learning disability.▪ The therapy was based on a cognitive behavioural therapy model.▪ The article will explain how a cognitive behavioural approach can be helpful and meaningful for people with learning disabilities.▪ This article also explains what the person with a learning disability found helpful about therapy.
Publisher
British Psychological Society
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