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Majority and Minority Ethnic Family Carers of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Perceptions of Challenging Behaviour and Family Impact
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Hatton, Chris; Emerson, Eric; Kirby, Suzanne; Kotwal, Homayra; Baines, Susannah; Hutchinson, Christine; Dobson, Catherine; Marks, Bob – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: A health service in an English city was concerned about its support to families with adults with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven minority ethnic and seven majority ethnic family members to explore perceptions of challenging behaviour, support and the…
Descriptors: Community Services, Mental Retardation, Minority Groups, Racial Differences
Structural and Functional Aspects of Social Support for Mothers of Children with and without Cognitive Delays in Vietnam
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Park, So-Youn; Glidden, Laraine M.; Shin, Jin Y. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: This study reports development of a social support scale appropriate to the Vietnamese culture and the impact of social support on mothers of children with cognitive delays by using the developing scale. Method: Interview surveys were conducted with 225 mothers of children with and without cognitive delays in Vietnam. The structural…
Descriptors: Mothers, Mental Retardation, Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries
Service Delivery to Parents with an Intellectual Disability: Family-Centred or Professionally Centred?
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Wade, Catherine M.; Mildon, Robyn L.; Matthews, Jan M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: Studies support the use of family-centred practices in service delivery to families where a parent has an intellectual disability. This paper examines the importance of such practices to parents. Materials and Methods: Interview responses from 32 parents with intellectual disability were coded by two independent raters as reflecting…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Parents with Disabilities, Delivery Systems, Social Support Groups
Evaluating a Survivors Group Pilot for Women with Significant Intellectual Disabilities Who Have Been Sexually Abused
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Peckham, Nicholas Guy; Howlett, Susan; Corbett, Alan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: Sexual abuse has been associated with trauma, low self-esteem, anger, depression and challenging behaviours. This pilot study builds on a small published literature by evaluating a survivors group (SG) for women with an intellectual disability and an educational support group (ESG) for their carers. Method: The SG was delivered weekly…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Females, Mental Retardation, Educational Finance