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Setting up and running a loss and bereavement support group for adults with learning disabilities
Author(s) -
Boyden Paul,
Freeman Adele,
Offen Liz
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
british journal of learning disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 1354-4187
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2009.00560.x
Subject(s) - learning disability , feeling , psychology , session (web analytics) , group process , support group , group psychotherapy , psychotherapist , grief , group (periodic table) , clinical psychology , medical education , developmental psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , medicine , world wide web , computer science , chemistry , organic chemistry
Accessible summary• We held a bereavement and loss group for people with learning disabilities. • The group ran for 8 weeks and there were five adults who came to the group. • The group helped people to share their feelings and experiences to help them cope with their bereavement.Summary Following evidence based literature, the Birmingham Clinical Psychology Service for People with Learning Disabilities ran a Loss and Bereavement Psychotherapy Group. The group consisted of five adults with mild learning disabilities, who met for 8 consecutive weeks. This paper reports the process of setting up a bereavement group for people with learning disabilities, detailing the development of session plans and structure of the group. The authors encourage allied health professionals to consider setting up similar groups within their learning disabilities services, bearing in mind reflections on practical issues highlighted within this paper.