Treating traumatized children with intellectual disabilities: Tailoring Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for a vulnerable population.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil
; 37(4): e13243, 2024 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Children with intellectual disabilities are at heightened risk for traumatization, though underserved due to silos of care, diagnostic overshadowing, and lack of adapted treatment. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT), an evidence-based childhood trauma therapy, is described with recommended adaptations for use with children who have intellectual disabilities.METHOD:
We present a suggested theoretical and clinical guide for treating children with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. We explicate key functional domains of intellectual disabilities-comprehension, executive functions, and generalization-as the basis for tailoring the treatment model.RESULTS:
Therapy recommendations are organized into a heuristic 'matrix' of resources and adaptations to TF-CBT components, based on clinical experience and research literature, illustrated with composite case vignettes.CONCLUSION:
Children with intellectual disabilities are a uniquely vulnerable population historically excluded from clinical trauma interventions and research but can respond to adapted care. Considerations for future research and dissemination are discussed.Palabras clave
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Terapia Cognitivo-Conductual
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Poblaciones Vulnerables
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Discapacidad Intelectual
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J Appl Res Intellect Disabil
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2024
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