Program Evaluation of a Family Systems Model of Service Delivery for Parents of Children with Autism: Promoting Adaptation to Family Stress
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Families of children with autism experience increased amounts of family stress, as compared to families without a child with autism. Many family support initiatives have addressed the lack of resources in these families to cope with the increased stress they face from day to day. This investigation evaluated an intervention to assist in the reduction of stress in families of young children with autism. The intervention program applied a family systems model to understanding the increased stress in these families. Evaluation data measured each of three goals: increased factual knowledge about autism, increased knowledge about stress and stress management, and increased awareness of social support and advocacy issues. After participation in the program, parents had a slight, but not statistically significant, increase in factual knowledge of autism and issues related to advocacy. No reduction in overall stress was reported. Results are discussed with regard to the limitations of the study and future directions in the development of family support services for families of children with autism.
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Three of the quasi-experimental studies assessed parent outcomes comparing baseline and post-intervention results.
“Three of these studies assessed parent outcomes comparing baseline and post-intervention results (Bitsika & Sharpley, 2000; Gika et al., 2012; Peck, 1998).”
From Interventions that target improvements in mental health for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders: A narrative review (2017) · cites this paper as Peck, 1998
Peck (1998) and Feinberg et al. (2014) included parents whose children with ASD were less than six years old.
“For instance, Peck (1998) and Feinberg et al. (2014) included parents whose children with ASD were less than six years old”
From Interventions that target improvements in mental health for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders: A narrative review (2017) · cites this paper as Peck (1998)
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- Authors
- Peck, C. Z.
- Corresponding author
- Peck, Christine Zaldo
- Venue
- Special Services in the Schools
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1998-11-24
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 127-145
- ISSN
- 0739-9820 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1976535463
- Cited by
- 11
- References
- 32
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Applied School Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, family stress, family systems theory, parents of autistic children, family support services, stress management, social support, advocacy, autism knowledge, young children with autism
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