A Family Education Intervention for Parents Having Children with Multiple Disabilities during COVID-19

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been observed that the education stakeholders including families are caught unprepared. For this reason, it is thought that determining families' educational needs regarding their children with multiple disabilities in the isolation period are essential. This study aimed to determine the contribution of "Family Education Intervention in Pandemic" (FEIP) Training to families and their multiple disabled children. In the research, a multiple case study approach was used. Four mothers participated in the study. Virtual training in the study was carried out in eight sessions. The data were collected with multiple sources and analysed inductively by the triangulation method. In the research, it was revealed that FEIP supported mothers to realize their children's strengths, increase their positive parenting skills, and feel competent in their children's daily routines during the COVID-19 period.

Growing up with Additional Disabled Child: The Life Story of a Mom

“…When the literature is examined, studies address the difficulties experienced by mothers with children with additional disabilities (Graungaard & Skov, 2007;Karadağ, 2009;Sardohan-Yıldırım & Akçamete, 2014;Sardohan-Yıldırım & Vezne, 2022) and the needs of families experiencing these difficulties (İnce et al, 2022;Redmond & Richardson, 2003;Sloper & Turner, 1992). There are also studies based on the opinions of families (Bahçıvanoğlu-Yazıcı & Akçin, 2014;McIntyre et al, 2004).…”