Assessment and Treatment of Trauma for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Who Communicate Without Speech

                                              

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April 17, 2026


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Best Practices in Assessment and Treatment of Trauma for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Who Communicate Without Speech

Current Research

Hoover, D. W., Fleming, T. C., & Khan, M. (2024). Treating traumatized children with intellectual disabilities: Tailoring Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for a vulnerable population. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 37(4), e13243. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.13243

Williamson, C.L., & Rayner-Smith, K. (2024). Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing as a treatment for PTSD, trauma, and trauma related symptoms in children with intellectual disabilities: A general review. Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 18(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1108/AMHID-02-2023-0005


Learn About PhotoVoice

Chinn, D., & Balota, B. (2023). A systematic review of photovoice research methods with people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.13106

Head, A., Ellis-Caird, H., Rhodes, L., & Mengoni, S. (2021). “It was really good, she sort of took some words what happened, like what I would say”: Adapting dyadic interview techniques to capture the stories of marginalised voices in research. Qualitative Methods in Psychology Bulletin, 31, 35– 44. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpsqmip.2021.1.31.35

Visit the PhotoVoice website and also learn how PhotoVoice is being used in research projects.


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