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Prevalence of Parents with Intellectual Disability in Australia
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Man, Nicola Wing; Wade, Catherine; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: Parenting by people with intellectual disability is attracting increasing attention, and policymakers and service providers require empirical evidence to develop sound policy and service responses. The purpose of the study was to identify prevalence and demographic data on parents with ID in Australia compared with parents with other…
Descriptors: Incidence, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
Modeling Contextual Influences on Parents with Intellectual Disability and Their Children
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Wade, Catherine; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; Matthews, Jan – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
Many parents with intellectual disability experience living conditions associated with risk for children and parents. This study used structural equation modeling to test a theoretical model of the relationships among parent, child, family, and contextual variables in 120 Australian families where a parent had an intellectual disability. Findings…
Descriptors: Parents with Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Structural Equation Models, Context Effect
Review of Parent Training Interventions for Parents with Intellectual Disability
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Wade, Catherine; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; Matthews, Jan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: This paper reviews recent research to provide an updated perspective on the effectiveness of parent training interventions for parents with intellectual disability. The degree to which these studies meet previous recommendations for future research is explored, particularly with regard to the influence of context on intervention…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mental Retardation, Child Rearing, Parents with Disabilities
Considering the Contextual Fit of an Intervention for Families Headed by Parents with an Intellectual Disability: An Exploratory Study
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Mildon, Robyn; Wade, Catherine; Matthews, Jan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: The purpose of this paper was to report on the results of an exploratory trial of an intensive home-based parenting programme for parents with an intellectual disability. The aim of the programme was to combine the delivery of evidence-based parent education technology for parents with an intellectual disability with two strategies…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mental Retardation, Parent Education, Child Rearing