Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Clinical Psychology Practice

Alan Carr, PhD, is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of the Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology at University College Dublin, and a consultant clinical psychologist at the Clanwilliam Institute in Dublin. He has conducted clinical practice in the UK, Canada and Ireland. Christine Linehan, PhD, is Lecturer in Disability Studies at University College Dublin and Director of the UCD Centre for Disability Studies. She is also Honorary Senior Lecturer with the Tizard Centre, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK; Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin; and a board member of Epilepsy Ireland. Gary O’Reilly, PhD, is Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at University College Dublin and Director of the UCD Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology. He is Principal Clinical Psychologist at the Children’s University Hospital Temple Street; and Principal Clinical Psychologist at Saint John of God, Cluain Mhuire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. Patricia Noonan Walsh, PhD, is Professor Emerita in Disability Studies, University College Dublin; Honorary Professor, Centre for Disability, Law and Policy, National University of Ireland, Galway; and former Director of the UCD Centre for Disability Studies. John McEvoy, PhD, is a Principal Clinical Psychologist, Prosper Group, Navan, Co. Dublin and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Ireland.

• Part I: Conceptual Frameworks. Carr, O’Reilly, Diagnosis, Classification and Epidemiology. Carr, O’Reilly, Lifespan Development and the Family Lifecycle. Part II: Assessment Frameworks. O’Reilly, Carr, Intelligence.Buntix, Adaptive Behaviour and Support Needs. Keith, Quality of Life: The Journey is the Reward. Carr, O’Reilly, Consultation, Interviewing and Report Writing. Section III: Intervention Frameworks. Beadle-Brown, Hutchinson, Person-Centred Active Support – The Cake Not the Icing. O’Reilly, Gevarter, Falcomata, Sigafoos, Lancioni, Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behaviour Supports. Dangan, Jahoda, Stenfert Kroese, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Section IV: Infancy and Early Childhood. Blacher, Knight, Kraemer, Abbott Feinfield , Supporting Families Who Have Children With Disability. Baker, Marquis, Abbott Feinfield, Early Intervention and Parent Education. Wiggs, Sleep Disorders. Grey, McClean, Toileting Problems. Sturmey, Reyer, Mayville, Matson, Feeding Difficulties and Eating Disorders. Kuczynski, Udwin, Behavioural Phenotypes in Genetic Syndromes Associated With Intellectual Disability. Hare, Autism Spectrum Disorders. Section V: Middle Childhood. Wehmeyer, Huang Lee, Shogren, Educating Children With Intellectual Disability. Sigafoos, O’Reilly, Lancioni, Green, Communication Difficulties and the Promotion of Communication Skills. McClean, Grey, Positive Behaviour Support for Challenging Behaviour. Section VI: Adolescence. Parmenter, Harman, Yazbeck, Riches, Life Skills Training for Adolescents With an Intellectual Disability. Valenti-Hein, Relationships and Sexuality in Adolescence and Young Adulthood.Section VII: Adulthood. Noonan Walsh, Linehan, Living and Working in the Community. Zaman, Bouras, Managing Mental Health Problems in People With Intellectual Disability. Murphy, Sexual Relationships and Adults With Intellectual Disabilities. McCarron, McCallion, Supporting Families With Aging Members Who Have Intellectual Disability. Holland, Walpert, The Presentation, Diagnosis and Support of People With Intellectual Disabilities Who Develop Dementia. Section VIII. Professional Issues. McGuire, McEvoy, Service Models, the Macrosystem and Professional Issues in Clinical Practice. McGuire, McEvoy, Risk Assessment.

This is an essential handbook for those working in clinical practice with people with intellectual disabilities. Whilst aimed primarily at clinical psychologists it should have wider appeal for all those concerned with assessing, intervening and providing services to this client group. It is extremely comprehensive and this second edition means that recent developments in diagnosis and classification have been incorporated as well as the most recent research in the field. The handbook maintains its original design providing a coherent and logical progression through from conceptual issues, assessment, intervention to service and professional issues. The recent updates of new chapters on adaptive behaviour, support needs and dementia keep the handbook well up to speed with contemporary developments. The international collection of authors is impressive and includes the most well published researchers in each of the areas. In terms of one book serving as a comprehensive handbook I would recommend this text as being the best currently available in this field of clinical practice. - Prof Jan Burns MBE, Professor of Clinical Psychology, Canterbury Christ Church University