Learning from the experts: a thematic analysis of parent's experiences of attending a therapeutic group for parents of children with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour
| Autor: | Emily Thompson-Janes, Jennie Abbott, June Ball, Samuel Brice, Rebecca McElroy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Semi-structured interview
030506 rehabilitation Child rearing Challenging behaviour medicine.medical_treatment 05 social sciences Pediatrics Focus group Acceptance and commitment therapy Developmental psychology Group psychotherapy 03 medical and health sciences Learning disability medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Pshychiatric Mental Health Thematic analysis medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Learning Disabilities. 44:95-102 |
| ISSN: | 1354-4187 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/bld.12115 |
| Popis: | Accessible summary Parent groups can be helpful for parents of children with learning disabilities and behaviour problems. We talked to parents who had attended the ‘Confident Parenting’ group to find out what they thought about it. They told us that the group helped them in lots of ways and think it would help other parents like them too. Summary The Confident Parenting group is a therapeutic group for parents of children with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour, which is informed by the principles of behavioural theory and acceptance and commitment therapy. Parent's experiences of the group were elicited through participation in a large focus group which followed a semistructured interview format with questions and discussion guided by the lead researcher. This aimed to elicit information about parent's overall experiences of attending the group and its perceived effectiveness. Thematic analysis was used to draw themes from parent's rich narratives. Four main themes were identified: (i) parent's pre-group narratives, (ii) barriers and solutions, (iii) positive aspects of Confident Parenting and (iv) positive outcomes of Confident Parenting. The themes highlighted how beneficial parents found Confident Parenting as well as raised helpful ideas about how to engage families where there are practical and personal barriers to attending. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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