Accessing Parental Perspectives to Inform the Development of Parent Training in Autism in South-Eastern Europe

Autor/inn/en	Preece, David; Symeou, Loizos; Stošic, Jasmina; Troshanska, Jasmina; Mavrou, Katerina; Theodorou, Eleni; Frey Škrinjar, Jasmina
Titel	Accessing Parental Perspectives to Inform the Development of Parent Training in Autism in South-Eastern Europe
Quelle	In: European Journal of Special Needs Education, 32 (2017) 2, S.252-269 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0885-6257
DOI	10.1080/08856257.2016.1223399
Schlagwörter	Parent Attitudes; Altruism; Parent Education; Parent Surveys; Autism; Program Development; Program Descriptions; Foreign Countries; Program Content; Sensory Integration; Peer Relationship; Cross Cultural Studies; Information Seeking; Child Behavior; Socialization; Parent Child Relationship; Discipline; Statistical Analysis; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Croatia; Cyprus; Macedonia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternverhalten; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Autismus; Programmplanung; Ausland; Programmgestaltung; Sensorische Integration; Peer-Beziehungen; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Informationserschließung; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Disziplin; Statistische Analyse; Kroatien; Zypern
Abstract	Parent training has been shown to be an important means of supporting families living with autism--but such services are not universally accessible. A multinational project funded by the European Commission has been developed in order to establish such parent training in three south-eastern European countries. To ensure that the training was relevant and appropriate, a survey was carried out in autumn 2015 to ascertain the attitudes of parents of children with autism in Croatia, Cyprus and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia regarding this issue, and to identify the areas of training that they felt most important. Two hundred and fifty-three surveys were distributed, and 148 were returned, a response rate of 58%. Respondents in the three counties were overwhelmingly positive about parent training, with almost 90% stating that they would like to attend such training. Weekend training sessions were preferred by the majority of respondents. There was wide variation between the three countries with regard to what content was felt important to be included, with parents in the FYR of Macedonia seeking information in the greatest number of areas. Five topics were prioritised by parents across all three countries. These were:(1) Strategies for enhancing my child's communication; (2) Strategies on facilitating my child's interaction with other children; (3) Sensory integration and development: (4) General information on behavioural management strategies; and (5) Identifying and/or developing socialisation opportunities. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01