Psychoeducational Program for Parents of Adolescents With Intellectual Disabilities

Abstract A psychoeducational program was developed in response to the needs expressed most frequently in a province‐wide survey conducted in Quebec, Canada, of more than 560 parents of people with intellectual disabilities. Parents of adolescents expressed the greatest needs for support. A program was therefore created specifically for this group and tested with 25 parents of adolescents. This program was then compared with another type of intervention often used with parents: a self‐help support group. The results indicated overall satisfaction with both types of interventions, such that offering both options to parents is justified. In addition, it would be desirable to offer such programs earlier in the lives of the parents as many expressed frustration at learning only in their child's adolescence about resources that could have been useful for them earlier.
Source: Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities - Category: Disability Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research