Tizard Learning Disability Review: Volume 20 Issue 2

The use of cognitive behaviour therapy to treat depression in people with learning disabilities: a systematic review

Caroline Jennings, Olivia Hewitt

Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is currently one of the recommended treatments for depression for the general population and guidance recommends that people with a learning…

Commentary on “The use of cognitive behaviour therapy to treat depression in people with learning disabilities: a systematic review”

Peter E. Langdon

– The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on “The use of cognitive-behaviour therapy to treat depression in people with learning disabilities: a systematic review”.

Changing organisational culture: another role for self-advocacy?

Robin Miller

Improvements in organisational culture are a common recommendation of enquiries into system failure and an aspiration of policy. The purpose of this paper is to explore an…

Can self-advocacy impact upon culture?

Rob Greig

– The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on the preceding article “Changing organisational culture: another role for self-advocacy”.

First-hand experience of accessible information

Clare Mander

– The purpose of this paper is to report on primary research which investigated the first-hand experience of producing and implementing accessible information (AI).

A commentary on “First-hand experience of accessible information”

Susan Buell

– The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on Mander's paper on people with learning disabilities’ first-hand experience of accessible information.

What do Joint Strategic Needs Assessments tell us about people with learning disabilities in England?

Susannah Baines, Chris Hatton

Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) are required for every local authority in England, and should contain information to allow for strategic health and wellbeing planning…

Characteristics of the most expensive residential placements for adults with learning disabilities in South East England: a follow-up survey

Roy Deveau, Peter McGill, Jo Poynter

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the characteristics of the highest cost residential placements provided for adults with learning disabilities in the South East of…

Exploring Friendships, Puberty and Relationships: A Programme to Help Children and Young People on the Autism Spectrum to Cope with the Challenges of Adolescence

Beckie Whelton

The Anger Box: Sensory Turmoil and Pain in Autism

Mark Brown

Editorial

Peter McGill