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Emiko Tanaka; Kinuko Sugiura; Marja W. Hodes; Maurice A. Feldman – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: While there is now considerable research on parenting by persons with intellectual disabilities, most of this research comes from Western countries. A dearth of information exists about families headed by parents with intellectual disabilities from other countries. This paper summarises the state of research and practice in Japan,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Research
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Bauer, Annette; Wistow, Gerald; Dixon, Josie; Knapp, Martin – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
Advocacy can help service users both to understand their rights and choices and also to support them in resolving issues of great significance to their lives. We investigated some of the costs and outcomes of advocacy provided to parents with learning disabilities at risk of having their children taken into care. Through two workshops and a…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Mental Retardation, Intervention, Parents with Disabilities
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Eloff, Irma; Finestone, Michelle; Forsyth, Brian – South African Journal of Education, 2016
A secondary study was conducted within a broader National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded longitudinal study on resilience in South African mothers and children affected by HIV/AIDS (Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a 24-week support group intervention…
Descriptors: Mothers, Intervention, Group Instruction, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
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Glazemakers, I.; Deboutte, D. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: Many parents with intellectual disabilities (ID) want and/or need professional guidance and support to learn skills and strategies to prevent and manage child behaviour problems. However, the available support is rarely suitable, and suitable support is rarely available. The aim of this study was to determine whether a popular…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Parent Education, Parenting Skills, Program Improvement
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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
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Booth, Tim – Journal of Learning Disabilities (United Kingdom), 2003
This editorial looks at the special support needs of parents with learning difficulties in Britain in the context of the new Adoption and Children Bill, which encourages and speeds adoption. The bill is seen as a major threat to families headed by a parent with learning difficulties. It urges greater attention to providing the known and effective…
Descriptors: Adoption, Adult Education, Biological Parents, Family Programs