THE ROLE OF SUPPORT GROUPS IN THE COOPERATION BETWEEN PARENTS OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Journal Title: Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation - Year 2014, Vol 15, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: One of the ways of building and developing a better cooperative relationship between parents of people with severe and profound intellectual disabilities and professional staff is the inclusion of parents in support groups for parents and staff in support groups for staff. Goal: To examine the correlation of the level of cooperative relationship between the parents of people with severe and profound intellectual disabilities and professional staff with the inclusion of parents in support groups for parents and staff in support groups for staff. Methodology: Respondents: parents (296) of people with severe and profound learning disabilities and staff (298) in five centres across Slovenia; Methods: descriptive statistics, test of homogeneity, the rankit method, one-way analysis of variance; Procedures: survey questionnaires for parents and staff. The data was processed using SPSS software for personal computers. Results: The difference between the variances of the groups (parent) found is statistically significant (F = 6.16; p = 0.01). Staff included in support groups have a significantly lower level of cooperative relationship with parents (f = 10; M = - 0.12) than staff not included in these groups (f = 191; M = 0.04). Conclusion: In contrast to theoretical findings the results indicated less successful cooperation for professional staff included in support groups. The results furthermore did not confirm any differences in the cooperative relationship of parents included in support groups and those who are not. We suggest an in-depth analysis of the workings of support groups.
Authors and Affiliations
Metka NOVAK| University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education Slovenia, Majda KONCAR| University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education Slovenia
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP7953
- DOI -
- Views 484
- Downloads 37
CORRELATION BETWEEN AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR AND STRESS IN PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN RELATION TO THE TYPE OF HOUSING
Background: Several research findings indicate that aggression in individuals with intellectual disability (ID) is significantly associated with environmental, housing and living conditions. The aim of this study is to d...
SOME ASPECTS AND RELATIONS BETWEEN ALTRUISM, SOCIALIZATION AND INTEGRATION IN THE PROCESS OF HUMANISATION OF THE LIFE CONDITIONS OF DISABLED PERSONS
Human beings were not born on their own will, and through their lives they live facing a lot of challenges, many problems, sufferÂings, but they are always guided by their ideals, ambitions and joys (of their own and of...
ABILITY OF SELF-ADVOCACY OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
The master thesis is presented on 102 pages. The paper contains the following parts: Introduction, Theoretical part, Research, composed of Methodology of research, Analysis and interpretation of results, Discussion, Conc...
THE INFLUENCE OF THE EXERCISES FOR REEDUCATION OF THE PHYSICOMOTORAL FUNCTIONS FOR MANIPULATION ABILITY OF THE ARMS OF HARD DISABLED PERSONS
In this article are presented the practical experiences of the influence of the exercises for reeducation for manipulation ability of the arms of the hard disabled persons. At the some time also are given the numerical i...
DOMINANT LATERALISATION OF THE ABOVE EXTREMITIES OF THE CHILDREN WITH LIGHT AND SEVERE RETARDATION
A subject of this article is a modest research of the dominant lateralisation on the level that is very useful and gesticulates, as well as the level of the harmonic dominant lateralisation of the mentally retarded child...