Inc. Professional Sales Dept. This article describes an empirically validated assessment and training model designed to improve the parenting skills of parents with intellectual disabilities. The parent education approach is based on an interactional model of parenting and the view that many parenting problems of parents with intellectual disabilities are due to specific skill deficiencies that are remediable. A case study is used to illustrate various aspects of the assessment and intervention process. Qualifications of staff, individualized planning, skills, and instructional methods are described.
More research is needed, particularly regarding long-term effects of parent education.
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