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Almasri, Nihad A.; Saleh, Maysoun; Dunst, Carl J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2014
Background: Knowledge about family support systems available for Jordanian families of children with cerebral palsy (CP) is limited due to the lack of culturally valid measures of family support. The psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Family Support Scale (A-FSS) were examined. Methods: Parents of 115 children with CP who were…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Spouses, Parent Attitudes, Intervention
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Stewart, Miriam; Barnfather, Alison; Magill-Evans, Joyce; Ray, Lynne; Letourneau, Nicole – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
Adolescents with cerebral palsy and spina bifida report restricted interactions with peers and gaps in social support. A pilot online support intervention offered interactions with peers. Five mentors with cerebral palsy or spina bifida and 22 adolescents with the same disabilities met weekly online for 25 group sessions over six months.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Physical Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Congenital Impairments
Bennett, Tess; Algozzine, Bob – 1983
Twenty-one families participated as members of experimental or control groups in a study which investigated the effects of family-oriented intervention on the stress level of families with young handicapped children (average age 2 years) whose impairments were primarily developmental delay or cerebral palsy. Parents completed the Parenting Stress…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Child Rearing, Coping, Crisis Intervention