Taylor / Novaco Anger Treatment for People with Developmental Disabilities

A Theory, Evidence and Manual Based Approach
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-470-87006-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

Anger and aggression are prevalent problems among people withdevelopmental disabilities and constitute primary reasons for themto be admitted and re-admitted to institutions. They are also a keyreason for the prescribing of behaviour control and anti-psychoticmedication to this client group. Stimulated by growing research inthis area, mental health and criminal justice professionals havebegun to see the benefits of anger assessment andcognitive-behavioural anger treatment for people with developmentaldisabilities.
There is no prior text to guide anger treatment provision tothis client group. This text presents a manual-guidedcognitive-behavioural anger treatment protocol, grounded in a solidtheoretical framework and empirical evidence for its efficacy inclinical practice. The assessment and treatment approach isdesigned to engage and motivate patients with recurrent anddeep-rooted anger problems and their manifestation in seriousaggressive behaviour. Accompanying the treatment protocol area number of worksheets, handouts, and exercise sheets forclinicians and clients that can be accessed online.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Taylor, John L.

Novaco, Raymond W.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Authors.
Foreword.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
1. Anger and Aggression: Conceptual Background and HistoricalPerspective.
2. Anger and its Dysregulation: A Guiding Framework.
3. Anger Treatment Effectiveness.
4. Emotional Problems, Aggression and Psychotherapy for Peoplewith Developmental Disabilities.
5. Anger Treatment for People with DevelopmentalDisabilities.
6. Issues in Anger Assessment and Treatment Evaluation.
7. Development, Delivery and Maintenance of aCognitive-Behavioural Anger Treatment Protocol for People withDevelopmental 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.

Über Autor(innen)

John L. Taylor is Professor of Developmental DisabilityPsychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne; Head ofPsychological Therapies and Research and Consultant ClinicalPsychologist, Northgate and Prudhoe NHS Trust, Northumberland, UK.Since qualifying as a clinical psychologist from EdinburghUniversity, John Taylor has worked mainly in developmentaldisability and forensic services in community, medium secure,special hospital and prison settings in the UK. In 1999 he receiveda Department of Health Sir Kenneth Calman Bursary Award to develophis research interests in the area of anger treatment. in recentyears he has published work related to his clinical researchinterests in assessment and treatment of offenders withdevelopmental disabilities in a range of research and professionaljournals. He is currently Chair of the British PsychologicalSociety's Faculty for Forensic journals. He is currently Chair ofthe British Psychological Society's Faculty for Forensic ClinicalPsychology and the Learning Disability Steering Group of the NHSNational Forensic Mental Health research and Development Programme.
Raymond W. Novaco is Professor of Psychology andSocial Behavior, University of California, Irvine, USA.Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anger was pioneered by Ray Novato,for which he received the Best Contribution Award in 1978 from theInternational Society for research on Aggression. Funded by theMacArthur Foundation Research Network on Mental and the Law in1991-1993, he developed new Procedures for anger assessment for usewith mentally disordered persons, which are here being extended tothe developmental disability domain. he received the DistinguishedContributions to Psychology Award from the CaliforniaPsychological Association in 2000. In addition to being programmeconsultant for the Northgate Hospital anger project, he serves asResearch Consultant to The State Hospital Scotland and for manyyears served on the Advisory Board of Atascadero State Hospital InCalifornia.