Adapting compassion focused therapy for an adult with a learning disability—A case study
Overview
This case study examines the adaptation of compassion focused therapy for an adult male with a learning disability who presented with low mood and overeating. The authors describe modifications made to the standard framework across 13 sessions and report limited changes in outcome scores, while suggesting the approach can be meaningfully adapted for this population.
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6ba9c5f8fc4d4468- Source org
- OpenAlex
- Author
- Rosalind Cooper (University of Bath), Julia Frearson (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust)
- Published
- 2017-03-22
- OA status
- green
- DOI
- 10.1111/bld.12187
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- Citations
- 20
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BibTeX
@article{allodium:6ba9c5f8fc4d4468,
title = {Adapting compassion focused therapy for an adult with a learning disability—A case study},
author = {Rosalind Cooper and Julia Frearson},
year = {2017},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.1111/bld.12187},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12187}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Adapting compassion focused therapy for an adult with a learning disability—A case study AU - Cooper, Rosalind AU - Frearson, Julia PY - 2017 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.1111/bld.12187 UR - https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12187 ER -
APA
Cooper, R., & Frearson, J. (2017). Adapting compassion focused therapy for an adult with a learning disability—A case study. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12187
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