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Increasing access to psychological therapies for people with a learning disability
1. Increasing access
to psychological
therapies for
people with a
learning disability
Fleur-Michelle Coiffait
University of Edinburgh & NHS Lothian
Monday, 14 May 2012
3. LD and mental health
• MH problems and ψ distress
more common in this group
(Dosen & Day, 2001; Haddock & Jones, 2006; Brown & Marshall, 2006)
• Estimated prevalence
30-50% (Smiley, 2005)
• MH needs continue to be
unrecognised and unmet
• LD services need to follow
mainstream mental health
services (Hatton & Taylor, 2005)
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12. IAPT south of the border
• £173 million invested
2007 - 2011
• IAPT primary care
services
• Low / high intensity
therapists
• Work at defined steps
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14. IAPT and learning disabilities
• Inclusion, improving
access for minorities
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15. IAPT and learning disabilities
• Inclusion, improving
access for minorities
• Service
commissioning for
whole community
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16. IAPT and learning disabilities
• Inclusion, improving
access for minorities
• Service
commissioning for
whole community
• Overcoming health
inequality in NHS
services
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17. IAPT and learning disabilities
• Inclusion, improving
access for minorities
• Service
commissioning for
whole community
• Overcoming health
inequality in NHS
services
…the reality?
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18. Scottish policy context
Delivering for Mental Health (2006)
‘The Matrix’ (2008)
• Adults
• Children, young people, families
• Long-term conditions
• Physical health
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19. Scottish policy context
Delivering for Mental Health (2006)
‘The Matrix’ (2008)
• Adults
• Children, young people, families
• Long-term conditions
• Physical health
…where is LD?
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20. Psychological therapies for
people with LD
• The ‘unoffered
chair’ (Bender, 1993)
• Growing evidence
base for CBT (Beail, 2003)
• Multidisciplinary
biopsychosocial
formulation (Ingham et al., 2008)
• Behavioural family
therapy
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21. Psychological therapies for
people with LD
• The ‘unoffered
chair’ (Bender, 1993)
• Growing evidence
base for CBT (Beail, 2003)
• Multidisciplinary
biopsychosocial
formulation (Ingham et al., 2008)
• Behavioural family
therapy
…why not?
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22. Stepped care in LD services
• Already used?
• Feasible?
• How would it work?
• How would it look?
• Skills gaps?
• Training / supervision
needs?
• Alternatives?
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23. Methodology
• 2 x 45 min focus
groups
• P’s – CLDT:
psychiatrist, 4 x
nurses, SLT, OT,
physio, team secretary
• Audio recorded and
transcribed verbatim
• Process notes
• Stimulus material and
topic guide
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24. Topic guide
• Recognition/
assessment
of MH / ψ needs
• How these needs are
met
• Understanding / use of
ψ approaches
• Supervision, training
• Stepped care
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25. Data and analysis
• 90 mins discussion,
>16,000 words
• Transcribed in full
• NVivo 8 used for
coding and
organising thoughts
• Thematic analysis
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26. Thematic map
Lack of Barriers to Varying levels
standard recognising of knowledge
Lack of
assessment mental health and training
standardised
protocol / tool needs
procedure /
Lack of
tool
structured, Barriers to Time
evidence- meeting constraints
based mental health
approaches needs
Supervision Not enough
Firefighting
issues people to do it
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27. Conclusions
• Differing levels of MH /
ψ knowledge, training,
experience and
confidence
• Lack of standardised
assessment tools/
protocols
• Limited evidence base →
limited training/
guidelines/ policy
available
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28. Acknowledgements
North East
Edinburgh CLDT
Keith Marshall,
CBT Therapist in LD
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