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Personal and Systemic Violence as Experienced by Parents with Intellectual Disability in Poland
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Agnieszka Wolowicz; Katarzyna Cwirynkalo – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: For many people with intellectual disabilities, the parenting role is inaccessible and/or constrained. This study provides insight into the lived experiences of parents with intellectual disabilities regarding violence and limiting their rights to parenthood in Poland. Method: Twenty-seven parents with intellectual disabilities who…
Descriptors: Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Child Rearing
The Sociodemographic Characteristics of Mothers with Intellectual Disability: A Review of Population-Level Studies
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S. Collings; G. Hindmarsh; H. Wilkinson; G. Llewellyn – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Population studies confirm mothers with intellectual disability have poorer antenatal outcomes than other mothers but less is known about any differences in sociodemographic characteristics between these groups. Method: A systematic review of population-level studies on parents with intellectual disability was undertaken from January…
Descriptors: Parents with Disabilities, Mothers, Intellectual Disability, Participant Characteristics
Preliminary Evaluation of the Step-by-Step Parenting Program for Expectant Parents with Intellectual Disabilities
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Maurice A. Feldman; Amanda Cappon; Kay Corbier; Vicky Caruana; Mechane Laronde; Kendra Thomson – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: This study evaluated the Step-by-Step Parenting Program (SBSPP) to prepare expectant parents with intellectual disabilities to care for their newborns. Method: Two expectant parents with intellectual disabilities were seen once or twice weekly in their homes for about 2 h over 16 and 20 weeks (21 and 27 sessions), respectively. The key…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Neonates
Improving Quality of Life of Families Headed by Parents with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Children by Means of Assistive Social Robotics
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Suze van Wijngaarden; Marja W. Hodes; Leo Cardinaal; Mark Koning; Alice Schippers – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Families of parents with intellectual disabilities still face discrimination, stigma and inadequate support, placing them in vulnerable positions. Social assistive robotics offers promising support. This study investigates the possible impact of social assistive robotics on family quality of life (FQoL). Method: An inclusive, iterative…
Descriptors: Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Social Bias
'I Don't Think I Have Ever Worked Harder on a Case': Needs of Canadian Child Protection Workers and Parents with Intellectual Disabilities
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Munazza Tahir; Virginie Cobigo – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: The current literature has established that prejudice in child protection cases with parents with intellectual disabilities continues to persist. However, complexities of these cases are not well-understood from the perspective of child protection workers. This study aimed to identify the needs of child protection workers and their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Child Care
Adapting an Internet-Based Parenting Intervention for Parents with Intellectual Disabilities: Preliminary Data and Lessons Learned
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Kendra E. Guinness; Catherine Diercks; Kelly Vaughn; Betsy Davis; Susan Landry; Edward G. Feil – Infants and Young Children, 2025
Parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience a unique set of contextual challenges that may limit the effectiveness of traditional parenting interventions. Identifying effective adaptations to existing evidence-based parenting interventions to address the needs of this vulnerable population is critical for maximizing…
Descriptors: Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Context Effect
"So Many Other Things Improve" with Transdiagnostic Treatment for Sleep and Circadian Problems: Interviews with Community Providers on Treating Clients with Serious Mental Illness
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Laurel D. Sarfan; Zia Bajwa; Marlen Diaz; Sondra Tiab; Krista Fisher; Emma R. Agnew; Shayna A. Howlett; Sophia Oliver; Catherine A. Callaway; Allison G. Harvey – Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2025
Community mental health centers (CMHCs) offer invaluable, publicly-funded treatment for serious mental illness (SMI). Unfortunately, evidence-based psychological treatments are often not delivered at CMHCs, in part due to implementation barriers, such as limited time, high caseloads, and complex clinical presentations. Transdiagnostic treatments…
Descriptors: Parents, Parents with Disabilities, Mental Health, Clinics
Sign Language Delays in Deaf 3- to 5-Year-Olds with Hearing Parents
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Donna A. Morere; Thomas E. Allen – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2025
Deaf children of hearing parents (DOH) are at risk for early language delays (ELD) due to environmental and etiological factors, compounding the previously reported higher incidence of ELD in deaf children of deaf parents (DOD) compared to the general population. Archival data from the online database of the Visual Communication and Sign Language…
Descriptors: Deafness, American Sign Language, Parents with Disabilities, Students with Disabilities