Informing and Equipping Parents of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Gilson, Cathy B.; Bethun, Lauren K.; Carter, Erik W.; McMillan, Elise D.
Titel	Informing and Equipping Parents of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Quelle	In: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 55 (2017) 5, S.347-360 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1934-9491
Schlagwörter	Developmental Disabilities; Socioeconomic Status; Familiarity; Intellectual Disability; Parent Attitudes; Residential Programs; Vocational Education; Postsecondary Education; Clinical Diagnosis; Access to Information; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Parent Education; Services; Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Entwicklungsstörung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Elternverhalten; Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Autismus; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Dienstleistung
Abstract	The importance of supporting families with members who have intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is well established in both policy and research. Yet little is known about how familiar parents are with existing resources (e.g., programs, supports, trainings), what information they would consider most helpful, and how they would prefer to access resources. Our study examined the resource needs of 1,738 parents of children and adults with IDD in the state of Tennessee. Most parents reported limited familiarity with programs across every domain (e.g., residential, vocational, postsecondary). The extent to which parents indicated various types of information would be helpful varied by demographic factors (e.g., daughter or son's age, disability diagnosis, socioeconomic status), as did the avenues through which they indicated they were most likely to access information and resources. We offer recommendations aimed at equipping parents with relevant supports and resources to guide their son or daughter's journey across the lifespan. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://www.aaiddjournals.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01