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An understanding of the nature of intellectual disability
is essential for health care professionals, who are required to support
equal access to their services for all disabled people.
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WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT PARENTING TRAINING
- Training can improve the knowledge and skills of mothers in
virtually all areas of parenting although the extent of learning
varies between individuals.
- Periodic and ongoing 'refresher' support is needed to maintain
learned skills over the long-term.
- Parents learn better when they are taught in their own homes,
and when their partners are also involved.
- Training must be geared to parental learning characteristics.
- A heavy initial investment in building trust and rapport will
improve participation.
- Those who deliver the training need to be experienced in working
with people who have an intellectual disability.
- A positive relationship between trainer and parent is one of
the most valuable curriculum resources.
- Training is more effective where clearly specified, individualised
goals are set and presented in small, discrete and concrete steps.
- Training is more effective when it is intensive, consistent
and continuous rather than irregular, infrequent and provided
by different agencies or staff.
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This site was developed as a collaboration between
the Down's Syndrome Association and the Division of Mental Health at St George's, University of London, with financial support from GUS Charitable trust and the
Department of Health in England.
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