'I Don't Feel Like I'm in This on My Own': Peer Support for Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disability and Challenging Behaviour

Autor/inn/en	Dew, Angela; Collings, Susan; Dowse, Leanne; Meltzer, Ariella; Smith, Louisa
Titel	'I Don't Feel Like I'm in This on My Own': Peer Support for Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disability and Challenging Behaviour
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 23 (2019) 3, S.344-358 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dew, Angela)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1744-6295
DOI	10.1177/1744629519843012
Schlagwörter	Intellectual Disability; Peer Relationship; Quality of Life; Mothers; Parent Child Relationship; Behavior Problems; Preferences; Social Support Groups; Mother Attitudes; Administrator Role; Time Management; Social Networks; Participant Characteristics; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Peer-Beziehungen; Lebensqualität; Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Mutterliebe; Zeitmanagement; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	This article reports on the peer support experiences of mothers with a son or daughter with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour. Engagement in parent peer support programs can improve family quality of life and may have multifaceted benefits at the interpersonal, intra-individual self-change and sociopolitical levels. Thirteen mothers were interviewed about their experiences of participating in a parent peer support program. Thematic analysis focused on the process elements of the program that contributed to its effectiveness in providing support to parents. There were three process-related themes: the role of a paid coordinator, diversity of engagement strategies and matching of peer support partners. Mothers appreciated the opportunities provided to engage in a range of strategies tailored to individual preferences, time and capacity constraints, supported by the paid coordinator. One-to-one peer support proved difficult to sustain given the challenges mothers faced in their day-to-day lives. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01