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A case formulation model for the assessment of psychological problems among deafblind persons
Leena HassinenRaimo LappalainenTero TimonenStephen N. Haynessubject
staff trainingdeafblindness; functional analysis; FACCD; staff trainingHealth professionalsDeafblindnessRehabilitationFACCDdeafblindnessmedicine.diseasefunctional analysisLife situationAssessment datamedicinelcsh:H1-99Psychological testingClinical caselcsh:Social sciences (General)PsychologyFunctional analysis (psychology)ta515Clinical psychologyStaff trainingdescription
In order to describe and understand possible problems associated with deafblindness we applied a functional analysis case formulation strategy and Functional Analytic Clinical Case Diagrams (FACCD). We collected clinical assessment data from deafblind persons who were experiencing multiple psychological problems as reported by their healthcare professionals. The data were collected after the healthcare professionals were trained in functional analyses and in applying FACCD. The 21 deafblind persons assessed by healthcare professionals were reported to have 3–11 psychological problems. Two case examples are given to illustrate the complexity of a deafblind person's life situation and the functional relations among problems and possible causal variables. Thus, in addition to vision, hearing and communication problems, deafblindness can be associated with other psychological problems that may benefit from more precise psychological assessment and treatment. We found that the functional analysis and FACCD were useful in helping assess and understand persons with visual and hearing difficulties, especially when there are indications of concomitant psychological problems.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-01 | Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research |