18 May 2020
People with learning/intellectual disabilities in the UK are experiencing the Covid-19 pandemic in different ways. Their responses will vary across time as the situation continues to unfold.
Meeting the psychological needs of people with learning/intellectual disabilities, and their families and staff
This document provides guidance on how to address the psychological needs of people with learning/intellectual disabilities, as well as the needs of their families and associated care staff.
Produced by members of the DCP Faculty for People with Intellectual Disabilities the document highlights:
- potential Protective Factors
- possible Precipitating and Maintaining Factors
- recommended Psychological Interventions/Actions
- key issues for any future Recovery/Transformation Phase