Anger Treatment For People With Developmental Disabilities

by John L. Taylor (Northumbria Univ., Newcastle upon Tyne and Northgate & Prudhoe NHS Trust, Northumberland, UK); Raymond W. Novaco (University of California Irvine, USA)

• ISBN13: 9780470870044
• ISBN10: 0470870044
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-07-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

Arranged in three sections, Anger Treatment for People with Intellectual Difficulties presents a session-by-session guide to the delivery of an individualized CBT for people with mild/borderline intellectual disabilities and anger problems that can result in serious aggression or violence. The treatment manual is presented within a clear theoretical framework, and reinforced by outcome and process data providing empirical evidence for its effectiveness and application in clinical settings.

Table of Contents

About the Authors.

Preface.

Foreword.

Acknowledgements.

1 Anger and Aggression: Conceptual Background and Historical Perspective.

2 Anger and its Dysregulation: A Guiding Framework.

3 Anger Treatment Effectiveness.

4 Emotional Problems, Aggression and Psychotherapy for People with Developmental Disabilities.

5 Anger Treatment for People with Developmental Disabilities.

6 Issues in Anger Assessment and Treatment Evaluation.

7 Development, Delivery and Maintenance of a Cognitive-Behavioural Anger Treatment Protocol for People with Developmental Disabilities.

8 Anger Treatment Protocol: Preparatory Phase.

9 Anger Treatment Protocol: Treatment Phase.

10 Therapist Training, Supervision and Process Considerations (Bruce T. Gillmer).

11 Anger Treatment for Women with Developmental Disabilities (Alison Robertson).

Appendices.

References.

Index.