ABSTRACT
Increasing longevity, especially of people with learning disabilities (Jancar, 1984; Wolf & Wright, 1987; Eyman et al., 1987), has brought with it a seemingly ever-increasing demand on health and social services. In particular, clinical psychology services have seen an increasing number of referrals to assess older clients who have poor cognitive functioning and to provide advice for carers about clients who have declining memory ability (Thompson, 1994a). Supportive consultation with staff and clients alike is also important, and has increased the demands on all services as the size of the older population has grown.
