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Social group work is considered as a viable treatment modality for adults with intellectual developmental disabilities. This paper demonstrates the usefulness of conducting social group work for adults having developmental disabilities . The authors share their experience of conducting group work with them at psychiatric rehabilitation center in a tertiary care hospital. This article gives a brief description of group work which used to aid adults with intellectual disabilities in their activities of daily living, working, and learning situations.
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The Authors immensely thank Dr.I A Shariff, Professor & Former Head, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS for his technical inputs in revising and editing the manuscript.
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Ezhumalai, S., Marimuthu, R. Social Group Work with Adults having Intellectual Disabilities. J. Psychosoc. Rehabil. Ment. Health 8, 91–96 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40737-021-00212-0
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