Families of Children with Mental Retardation: Effective Collaboration.

Autor/in	Singh, Delar K.
Titel	Families of Children with Mental Retardation: Effective Collaboration.
Quelle	(2000), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Behavior Problems; Coping; Developmental Disabilities; Elementary Secondary Education; Family Relationship; Mental Retardation; Mothers; Parent Attitudes; Self Care Skills; Spina Bifida; Stress Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bewältigung; Entwicklungsstörung; Geistige Behinderung; Mother; Mutter; Elternverhalten
Abstract	This paper discuses the findings of a research study that compared 191 families of children with spina bifida and 145 families of children with mental retardation. Findings include: (1) mothers of children with developmental disabilities (DD) perceived that they experienced more poor health/mood problems than the mothers of children with Spina Bifida; (2) mothers of children with DD perceived that they worried more about their children than the mothers of children with spina bifida; (3) mothers of children with DD perceived that they experienced more problems due to low integration of the child with the disability into the family; (4) mothers of children with DD perceived that their sons and daughters have more personality and behavior problems than the mothers of children with spina bifida; and (5) mothers of children with spina bifida perceived that their children have more problems in the area of self-care than the mothers of children with DD. The paper identifies the following strategies for collaborating with families: maintain confidentiality, provide emotional support in a non-judgmental way, recognize that parenting is a specialized discipline, provide open and accurate information about normal development and necessary services, and make meaningful attempts to involve parents. (CR)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01