Cognitive Analytic Therapy for People with Intellectual Disabilities and their Carers (Paperback)

[This book] dissolve a division and steps into an unexpected richness where expressions labelled as 'difference' or 'disability' are witnessed compassionately, and looked at with shared curiosity and equality... It is moving as well as practical and engaging, and offers clear practical adaptations of CAT's working structure with many case illustrations and descriptions of adaptations of the CAT tools... I recommend all CAT therapists and other therapists to read this book. The phrase 'I don't have the words' is often heard in therapy sessions as the therapist tries to attune to the client and their needs... Thus, the adapted tools of CAT can be helpful for any situation where the client and therapist are struggling to begin a conversation... This book has been long awaited and now the client's voice is beginning to be heard as the conversations commence. I can wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone who seeks to learn more about CAT and how it can be used wherever words cannot be found or the conversation is faltering. During the last thirty years we have witnessed a major change in provision of the psychological therapies for people who have intellectual disabilities (ID). Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) became part of this process about fifteen years ago but very little has been published on it that was accessible to practitioners, families and service users. At last we have a detailed and accessible book which provides accounts of the development and use of CAT and guidance on its use with people who have intellectual disabilities. This book will inspire those who want to work therapeutically with people who have ID. It will open new doors as it will help to expand training and provision of therapists. It will demystify what CAT is and show how, with creativity, it can be made accessible to people who have ID and similar difficulties in a range of contexts.