A Parent-to-Parent Program in Taiwan

Autor/in	Liu, Kae
Titel	A Parent-to-Parent Program in Taiwan
Quelle	In: Infants and Young Children, 31 (2018) 2, S.157-174 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0896-3746
DOI	10.1097/IYC.0000000000000114
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Parent Participation; Social Support Groups; Special Needs Students; Children; Mothers; Early Intervention; Program Implementation; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Elternmitwirkung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Child; Kind; Kinder; Mother; Mutter
Abstract	Parent-to-parent programs provide emotional and informational support to parents of children with special needs by matching trained and experienced parents with parents needing support. This study examined the implementation and effects of a Parent-to-Parent Program in Taiwan that supported 3 families of youngsters with special needs. Based on the individual family's needs and the availability of local resources, these families were supported by 2 trained and experienced mothers of children with special needs, the staff of the family-centered early intervention center as well as the self-help parent group, and a researcher. Notwithstanding the myriad of criteria considered when matching the families before the program implementation, the fitness of the match would ultimately be determined on the basis of the initial contact or subsequent interactions between families. During the program implementation, this study found the following: (1) "natural" and well-prepared initial contact facilitated subsequent relationships; (2) understanding real needs was the key; (3) "being present" was a form of support; and (4) experienced parents could help "translate" professionals' recommendations. After the program was implemented, experienced parents needed support, too. This study concludes that "localization" is the key in implementing parent-to-parent programs. Furthermore, with more people involved in the program, trained professionals will no longer exert a dominant influence and more members of the families' informal support network can be empowered. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01