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The article discusses the Emotional Development (ED) approach in intellectual disability (ID) through the case example of Mr A, a middle-aged man living in residential care. The ED approach focuses on understanding emotional development in individuals with ID, emphasizing the importance of considering emotional needs alongside intellectual and adaptive functioning. The article outlines the stages of emotional development, provides recommendations for caregivers based on developmental stages, and compares the ED approach with Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) as a potential alternative treatment approach. The ED approach aims to improve the quality of care for individuals with ID by focusing on emotional development, attachment relationships, and family-style care. [Extracted from the article]

Born and brought up in Bristol, Gemma developed an interest in working with people with intellectual disability through a support role in a residential care home. Gemma leaves a young adult daughter Hannah, who is at medical school, following in Gemma's footsteps with an NHS career ahead. Gemma was a well-liked and deeply respected clinical psychologist, active both locally and nationally, with particular impact on promoting the human rights of people with intellectual disability. [Extracted from the article]

Alison is working within the British Psychological Society to set up accreditation of coaching psychology courses and recognition for coaches. She is an enthusiastic promoter of the Society ("Getting more involved was one of the best things I ever did"); a very clear thinker about what psychology is and should be; and she's a coaching psychologist and Chair of the Practice Board. We want to replace this with a division for coaching psychology, which can create a career pathway for coaching psychologists up to chartered status that the public recognise as a quality assurance mark. [Extracted from the article]