People with learning disabilities are more likely to experience circumstances that affect psychological wellbeing, such as social isolation, physical health problems and poverty. People with learning disabilities are also more likely to experience mental health difficulties than those without a learning disability. The information and resources within this section will support you to improve your knowledge and skills around supporting psychological care.
NES Learning Disabilities team will continue to review and update this page as required.
Some of the below links and resources will direct you to information sources that are external to NES. These have not been created by NES and have been included for your information only. The inclusion of these sources is not as a recommendation or an endorsement of the associated content.
This resource aims to develop practitioners’ knowledge and understanding of psychological care.
This educational framework aims to support knowledge and skills development across the workforce to meet the psychological needs of people with Learning Disabilities.
Beat It and Step up are evidence based adapted psychological interventions for people with Learning Disabilities and low mood.
Below you will find two eLearning modules, introducing these interventions.
Please note to access Talking therapies for depression: beat it and Talking therapies for depression: step up eLearning you will be required to log in to TURAS Learn prior to being able to launch the programmes