New ways of seeing and being: Evaluating an acceptance and mindfulness group for parents of young people with intellectual disabilities who display challenging behaviour
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The current study presents findings from an acceptance and commitment therapy-based intervention for family carers of children who have an intellectual/developmental disability and display high levels of challenging behaviour. The parent well-being workshops consist of two workshops incorporating acceptance and mindfulness-based exercises and discussions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five family carers following attendance of the workshops. Participants found the workshops useful and reported that they were better able to cope with stress. They also described how they had incorporated mindfulness into their daily lives and how their practice had had positive effects on their own well-being and on those around them (e.g. their child). Implications of the findings are discussed with emphasis on how the workshops can be included within a positive behaviour support framework. Future directions include a more robust quantitative evaluation, inclusion of follow-up sessions and the application of the workshops with other client groups and in other delivery formats.
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A qualitative study by Reid et al. (2016) found that parents of young children with intellectual disabilities described positive changes after an ACT workshop, including a new perception of their struggles, improved ability to cope with stress, and incorporation of mindfulness into daily life.
“Parents described positive changes that occurred after the workshop, including a new perception of their struggles, an improved ability to cope with stress, and the incorporation of mindfulness to their daily life (14).”
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- Authors
- Reid, C., Gill, F., Gore, N., & Brady, S.
- Affiliations
- Ealing Intensive Therapeutic and Short Break Service (ITSBS), UK
- Newham Child and Family Consultation Service, UK
- University of Kent (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Reid, Caroline
- ORCID
- Gore, Nick
- Venue
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2015-05-20
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 5-17
- ISSN
- 1744-6295 (ISSN-L)
- 1744-6309
- OpenAlex
- W2255642899
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 2.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Locations
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent) (acceptedVersion)
- University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Keywords
- acceptance and commitment therapy, family caregivers, intellectual disability, developmental disabilities, behavioral problems, parental well-being, mindfulness, positive behavior support, stress coping
- MeSH terms
- Problem Behavior, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Female, Humans, Intellectual Disability, Mothers, Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
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