A qualitative study of parents support group and skills training for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder

Backgrounds Caring for an autism spectrum disorder child requires high emotional demand and commitment, often leading to sacrifices by the parents, such as leaving work and distancing from their friends. Follow-up services and continued support for the parents is a necessary component to help them...

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Main Authors:	Ahmad Basri, Nadzirah, Mohd Taib, Nasehah, Najib Mohammad, Hanisa Begam
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	BF636 Applied psychology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/77801/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/77801/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/77801/1/77801_A%20Qualitative%20Study%20of%20Parents%20Support%20Group%20_complete.pdf

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spelling	iium-778012020-02-19T02:57:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/77801/ A qualitative study of parents support group and skills training for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder Ahmad Basri, Nadzirah Mohd Taib, Nasehah Najib Mohammad, Hanisa Begam BF636 Applied psychology Backgrounds Caring for an autism spectrum disorder child requires high emotional demand and commitment, often leading to sacrifices by the parents, such as leaving work and distancing from their friends. Follow-up services and continued support for the parents is a necessary component to help them adapt and meet their and their children’s needs. This study aims to identify the extent of support provided by a three-session, co-facilitated, support group and skills-training for parents with an autism child held at a Medical Centre in the East Coast of Malaysia. Methods Qualitative data collection was carried out through individual interviews with parents of children with autism who participated in at least two out of the three sessions of the support group and skills training. Results The following themes were identified: acceptance, social support, spiritual connection, child-parent interaction and self-care. Some participants shared that communication with their spouses have improved after joining the support group. Some felt soothed to hear of others being in the same situation as them, while others felt they were better able to tolerate behavioral problems manifested by their child after the skills workshop. Parents indicated that the support groups assisted them in acquiring advocacy skills and provided good emotional and informational support. This study was important because parents of children with autism experience greater stress than parents of typical children and many parents felt alone in their journey of bringing up their autistic child that they needed to obtain advocacy skills and emotional support to support them to give the best intervention for their child. 2019-07 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/77801/1/77801_A%20Qualitative%20Study%20of%20Parents%20Support%20Group%20_complete.pdf Ahmad Basri, Nadzirah and Mohd Taib, Nasehah and Najib Mohammad, Hanisa Begam (2019) A qualitative study of parents support group and skills training for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder. In: "The 23rd Malaysian Conference of Psychological Medicine (MCPM) The 1st International WPA Psychotherapy Conference WPA Regional Meeting Zone 16", 11-13th July 2019, Hilton Hotel Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) http://www.wpapsychotherapymcpm2019.com/MCPM_WPA_final_program.pdf
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spellingShingle	BF636 Applied psychology Ahmad Basri, Nadzirah Mohd Taib, Nasehah Najib Mohammad, Hanisa Begam A qualitative study of parents support group and skills training for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder
description	Backgrounds Caring for an autism spectrum disorder child requires high emotional demand and commitment, often leading to sacrifices by the parents, such as leaving work and distancing from their friends. Follow-up services and continued support for the parents is a necessary component to help them adapt and meet their and their children’s needs. This study aims to identify the extent of support provided by a three-session, co-facilitated, support group and skills-training for parents with an autism child held at a Medical Centre in the East Coast of Malaysia. Methods Qualitative data collection was carried out through individual interviews with parents of children with autism who participated in at least two out of the three sessions of the support group and skills training. Results The following themes were identified: acceptance, social support, spiritual connection, child-parent interaction and self-care. Some participants shared that communication with their spouses have improved after joining the support group. Some felt soothed to hear of others being in the same situation as them, while others felt they were better able to tolerate behavioral problems manifested by their child after the skills workshop. Parents indicated that the support groups assisted them in acquiring advocacy skills and provided good emotional and informational support. This study was important because parents of children with autism experience greater stress than parents of typical children and many parents felt alone in their journey of bringing up their autistic child that they needed to obtain advocacy skills and emotional support to support them to give the best intervention for their child.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Ahmad Basri, Nadzirah Mohd Taib, Nasehah Najib Mohammad, Hanisa Begam
author_facet	Ahmad Basri, Nadzirah Mohd Taib, Nasehah Najib Mohammad, Hanisa Begam
author_sort	Ahmad Basri, Nadzirah
title	A qualitative study of parents support group and skills training for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder
title_short	A qualitative study of parents support group and skills training for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder
title_full	A qualitative study of parents support group and skills training for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder
title_fullStr	A qualitative study of parents support group and skills training for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder
title_full_unstemmed	A qualitative study of parents support group and skills training for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder
title_sort	qualitative study of parents support group and skills training for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/77801/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/77801/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/77801/1/77801_A%20Qualitative%20Study%20of%20Parents%20Support%20Group%20_complete.pdf
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A qualitative study of parents support group and skills training for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder

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