Education for families of children with ASD

Preece, D., Stošić, J., Frey Škrinjar, J., Troshanska, J., Trajkovski, V., Symeou, L., Mavrou, K. and Theodorou, E. (2017) Education for families of children with ASD. Paper presented to: 9th International Conference of the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Zagreb (ERFCON 2017), Zagreb, Croatia, 17-19 May 2017.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Abstract:	Having a child with ASD can present a challenge to the whole family and has a significant impact on the family quality of life. Parents of children with ASD experience more stress than parents of children with other difficulties especially in the absence of information and support. Training and education for parents can improve their coping strategies, help them adjust their parenting style with autism specific strategies and improve developmental outcomes of their children. However, specific education for families of children with ASD is not available to many parents in south east Europe. Family members, professionals and academics are working together within the ERASMUS + EU funded project to develop, evaluate and establish autism parent training model that can be provided to parents in Cyprus, Macedonia and Croatia. In this paper results of the evaluation of first training courses with parents in three countries will be reported. Training courses have been held in the three countries from March till November 2016. Trainings were delivered in 6 modules through 4 training days. Pre-training, post training and follow up questionnaires were developed as a part of the outcome evaluation process. Parents (approx. 80) have filled the pre–training questionnaire before the onset of training, post–training questionnaires immediately after the training and follow up questionnaires three months after the training. Findings about experiences of living with a child with ASD and the impact of training in three countries will be presented. Implications for further improvements of the training courses will be discussed.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Autism, parent education, parent training, south east Europe
Subjects:	L Education > LC Special aspects of Education > LC3950 Exceptional children and youth. Special education > LC4801 Emotional and behavioral disorders
Creators:	Preece, David, Stošić, Jasmina, Frey Škrinjar, Jasmina, Troshanska, Jasmina, Trajkovski, Vladimir, Symeou, Loizos, Mavrou, Katerina and Theodorou, Eleni
Funders or Sponsors:	European Commission (Erasmus+)
Grant Reference Number:	2015-1-UK01-KA204-013397
Projects:	Equity and Social Inclusion through Positive Parenting (ESIPP)
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:	University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Centre for Special Needs Education and Research University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Centre for Education and Research Research Centres > Centre for Education and Research
Date:	17 May 2017
Date Type:	Publication
Event Title:	9th International Conference of the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Zagreb (ERFCON 2017)
Event Dates:	17-19 May 2017
Event Location:	Zagreb, Croatia
Event Type:	Conference
Language:	English
Status:	Published / Disseminated
Related URLs:	Conference
URI:	http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/9617

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