A controlled clinical evaluation of the Parents Plus Children's Programme for parents of children aged 6-12 with mild intellectual disability in a school setting

作者：Hand Ailish; Ni Raghallaigh Ciara; Cuppage Jennifer; Coyle Sadhbh; Sharry John^*

来源：Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013, 18(4): 536-555.

DOI：10.1177/1359104512460861

• Behavioural problems
• intellectual disability
• parent training
• developmental difficulties
• strengths and difficulties questionnaire
• Kansas Parent Satisfaction Scale
• Parent Stress Index
• Parent Plus Children's Programme (PPCP)
• Randomised Controlled Trial

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the parent training, Parents Plus Children's Programme (PPCP) as an intervention for parents of children with mild intellectual disabilities. Participants were parents of children, aged six to 12, attending a special school for children with mild general learning disability (n = 29). Minor programme adaptations were made. Pre and post-assessment included the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, the Parenting Stress Index, the Kansas Parent Satisfaction Scale and parent identified personal and child-related goals. A significant reduction in clinical range scores for treatment group participants (n = 16) was observed. Conversely, clinical range scores for control group participants (n = 13) increased, or remained elevated. These preliminary results suggest that PPCP may be successfully delivered as a routine community-based intervention and aid to prevent and reduce behavioural problems, reduce parent stress and increase parent confidence and satisfaction. Further investigation of programme effectiveness for parents of children with developmental disability is warranted.

• 出版日期2013-10