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Coping skills for parents of children with barriers to learning

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dc.contributor.advisor Pienaar, Gregory Edward en
dc.contributor.author Brand, Marlette Cornelia en
dc.date.accessioned 2009-08-25T10:57:16Z
dc.date.available 2009-08-25T10:57:16Z
dc.date.issued 2009-08-25T10:57:16Z
dc.date.submitted 2005-11-30 en
dc.identifier.citation Brand, Marlette Cornelia (2009) Coping skills for parents of children with barriers to learning, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1846> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1846
dc.description.abstract Past research has shown that one of the most traumatic emotional experiences parents face is the diagnosis of having a child with barriers to learning. For various reasons they do not always receive the necessary follow-up professional support after diagnosis. This study was undertaken with the specific aims of identifying various coping skills that enable these parents to raise their children to their full potential, to determine the value of these coping skills for parents, to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in such households and to make recommendations on appropriate approaches and strategies. The study revealed that parents are able to make changes in their approach and behaviour to adapt to the new stressful environment. Restraining factors having a negative impact on the functioning of parents or families have been identified, together with identification of various opportunities and driving forces that serve as the foundation for mitigating, accepting and dealing with the problem. Based on these findings, recommendations are made to provide guidelines to advise and support parents in raising children with barriers to learning. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (x, 118 leaves)
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Down's Syndrome en
dc.subject Autism en
dc.subject Cerebral Palsy en
dc.subject Epilepsy en
dc.subject Mentally retarded en
dc.subject Parent en
dc.subject Nuclear family en
dc.subject Single-parent families en
dc.subject Barriers to learning en
dc.subject.ddc 362.82087096881
dc.subject.lcsh Children with disabilities -- Namibia -- Windhoek
dc.subject.lcsh Parents of children with disabilities -- Namibia -- Windhoek
dc.subject.lcsh Children with disabilities -- Namibia -- Windhoek -- Family relationships
dc.subject.lcsh Parents of children with disabilities -- Namibia -- Windhoek -- Family relationships
dc.subject.lcsh Learning disabilities -- Namibia -- Windhoek
dc.subject.lcsh Developmentally disabled children -- Namibia -- Windhoek
dc.subject.lcsh Developmentally disabled children -- Namibia -- Windhoek -- Family relationships
dc.subject.lcsh Families -- Namibia -- Windhoek -- Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcsh Family psychotherapy -- Namibia -- Windhoek
dc.subject.lcsh Family counseling -- Namibia -- Windhoek
dc.subject.lcsh Adjustment (Psychology) -- Namibia -- Windhoek
dc.subject.lcsh Education -- Parent participation -- Namibia -- Windhoek
dc.subject.lcsh Special education -- Parent participation -- Namibia -- Windhoek
dc.title Coping skills for parents of children with barriers to learning en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.contributor.email kakolwk@unisa.ac.za en
dc.description.department Educational Studies en
dc.description.degree M.Ed. (Guidance and Counselling) en


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