TY - JOUR
T1 - Online training for parents of children with developmental disabilities in a low-resource community
T2 - A pilot feasibility study
AU - Terol, Adriana Kaori
AU - Lee, James D.
AU - Martin, Melanie R.
AU - Meadan, Hedda
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities published by International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Wiley Periodicals LLC.
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - Challenging behaviors interfere with children's learning, prosocial interactions, and family dynamics. Parents may benefit from receiving training in behavioral principles to prevent and reduce challenging behaviors, especially in low-resourced communities where services are scarce and scattered. This study implemented an adapted online training on behavioral principles with 15 parents of children with developmental disabilities in Paraguay. Analysis of the pretest and posttest assessment data indicated that parents' knowledge of behavioral principles overall increased, and some changes were found in the reported usage of positive parenting practices. Moreover, qualitative interviews with participants revealed that the intervention delivery in Paraguay was considered acceptable. Therefore, providing access to online training in low-resourced communities may be a feasible and accessible intervention for parents of children with developmental disabilities.
AB - Challenging behaviors interfere with children's learning, prosocial interactions, and family dynamics. Parents may benefit from receiving training in behavioral principles to prevent and reduce challenging behaviors, especially in low-resourced communities where services are scarce and scattered. This study implemented an adapted online training on behavioral principles with 15 parents of children with developmental disabilities in Paraguay. Analysis of the pretest and posttest assessment data indicated that parents' knowledge of behavioral principles overall increased, and some changes were found in the reported usage of positive parenting practices. Moreover, qualitative interviews with participants revealed that the intervention delivery in Paraguay was considered acceptable. Therefore, providing access to online training in low-resourced communities may be a feasible and accessible intervention for parents of children with developmental disabilities.
KW - challenging behavior
KW - intellectual and developmental disability
KW - low-resourced communities
KW - online parent training
KW - practice
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U2 - 10.1111/jppi.12417
DO - 10.1111/jppi.12417
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85126303192
SN - 1741-1122
VL - 20
SP - 7
EP - 17
JO - Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities
JF - Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities
IS - 1
ER -