The effect of an education program for mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in Jordan

Title: The effect of an education program for mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in Jordan
Creator: Al-Khalaf, Amany; Dempsey, Ian; Dally, Kerry
Relation: International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling Vol. 36, Issue 2, p. 175-187
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10447-013-9199-3
Publisher: Springer
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2014
Description: There are few support services for parents of children with a disability in Jordan. The present exploratory study investigated whether the provision of an education program in Jordan for mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder increased mothers’ understanding of their child’s behaviour, improved the mothers’ coping skills, and reduced their stress levels. Following the education program, the mothers reported a statistically significant reduction in stress levels, an increase in coping skills, and an improvement in mother-child interaction. Compared to fathers, mothers’ stress levels were significantly higher and their coping skills were significantly lower. The outcomes have valuable implications for interventions for families with a child with ASD living in Jordan or in other Arabic countries.
Subject: early childhood intervention; austim spectrum disorder; parent education programs; parental stress and coping
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1304218
Identifier: uon:20826
Identifier: ISSN:0165-0653
Language: eng
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