The handbook of intellectual disability and clinical psychology practice / edited by Alan Carr ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

SECTION 1: Conceptual frameworks:- 1. Diagnosis, classification and epidemiology--2. Lifespan development and the family lifecycle--SECTION 2: Assessment frameworks:- 3. Evaluating intelligence across the life-span: integrating theory, research and measurement--4. Quality of life--5. Interviewing and report writing --SECTION 3: Intervention Frameworks:- 6. Person-centred planning--7. Applied behaviour analysis--8. Cognitive behaviour therapy--SECTION 4: Infancy and Early Childhood:- 9. Supporting families who have children with disabilities--10. Early intervention and parent education--11. Sleep disorders--12. Toileting problems--13. Feeding difficulties and eating disorders--14. Behavioural phenotypes in genetic syndromes associated with intellectual disabilities--15. Autistic spectrum disorders--SECTION 5: Middle Childhood:- 16. Educating children with intellectual disability and autism-spectrum disorders--17. Communication difficulties and the promotion of communication skills--18. Modifying challenging behaviour and planning positive supports--SECTION 6: Adolescence:- 19. Life skills training for adolescents with intellectual disabilities--20. Relationships and sexuality in adolescence and young adulthood--SECTION 7: Adulthood:- 21. Living and working in the community--22. Managing mental health problems in people with intellectual disabilities--23. Intellectual disability, sexual abuse, and sexual offending--24. Supporting Families with ageing members who have intellectual disabilities--25. The macro-system and professional issues--26. Risk assessment.

This handbook will equip clinical psychologists in training with the skills necessary to complete a clinical placement in the field of intellectual disability.