Behavioral training for parents of mentally retarded children: one-year follow-up. 1980

B L Baker, and L J Heifetz, and D M Murphy

Ninety-five families who had completed a 20-week behavioral-training program for parents of retarded children (Heifetz, 1977) were re-contacted 14 months later. An in-home interview and several questionnaires assessed maintenance of child gains and parents' knowledge of programming principles, as well as the extent and quality of continued and new programming, perceived obstacles to home teaching, and perceived effects of the training program. Parents had retained their knowledge of programming principles, and the children had retained their original skill gains. Many families had initiated some teaching of new skills, although few parents carried out regular formal teaching sessions. Almost one-half of the families were classified as having continued to employ useful or very useful teaching. The main perceived obstacles to home-teaching were limitations in time, in the child's learning ability, in the parent's teaching ability, and in professional support. The implications of these follow-up results for future training programs were discussed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008722 Methods A series of steps taken in order to conduct research. Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D010290 Parents Persons functioning as natural, adoptive, or substitute parents. The heading includes the concept of parenthood as well as preparation for becoming a parent. Step-Parents,Parental Age,Parenthood Status,Stepparent,Age, Parental,Ages, Parental,Parent,Parental Ages,Status, Parenthood,Step Parents,Step-Parent,Stepparents
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004495 Education of Intellectually Disabled The teaching or training of those individuals with subnormal intellectual functioning. Education of Mentally Defective,Education of Mentally Retarded,Education, Mentally Retarded,Mentally Retarded Education,Disabled Education, Intellectually,Disabled Educations, Intellectually,Intellectually Disabled Education,Intellectually Disabled Educations,Mentally Defective Education
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths

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