Open AccessSocial Group Work with Adults having Intellectual Disabilities
Author(s) -
Sinu Ezhumalai,
Ranganathan Marimuthu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of psychosocial rehabilitation and mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2198-9834
pISSN - 2198-963X
DOI - 10.1007/s40737-021-00212-0
Subject(s) - intellectual disability , psychology , group home , tertiary care , work (physics) , group work , social work , rehabilitation , developmental psychology , gerontology , psychiatry , medicine , pedagogy , family medicine , mechanical engineering , neuroscience , engineering , economics , economic growth
Social group work is considered as a viable treatment modality for adults with intellectual developmental disabilities. This paper demonstrates the usefulness of conducting social group work for adults having developmental disabilities. The authors share their experience of conducting group work with them at psychiatric rehabilitation center in a tertiary care hospital. This article gives a brief description of group work which used to aid adults with intellectual disabilities in their activities of daily living, working, and learning situations.