The birth of a mentally retarded child : informing the parents
department or school: Arts, Faculty of
department or school: Social Work, School of
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degree campus: UBCV
creator: Mair, Kenneth J.
issued: 2010-05-08T21:34:00Z
issued: 1983
related degree: Master of Social Work - MSW
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: The purpose of the study was to assess parental satisfaction with the professional help received at the time of the diagnosis of their mentally retarded child. Satisfaction was defined as the parents viewing the help received as appropriate and meeting their needs. Areas of concern were appropriate time of the informing interview, perception of the informant, expressions of caring and understanding; parents' satisfaction with the amount of information presented and the opportunity to express their feelings, and perceptions of adequacy of referrals for follow-up services. The level of research design was that of a descriptive study. The study attempted to answer the research question "How satisfied are parents of a retarded child with professional help received at the time of diagnosis?" A semi-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire was delivered to the parents which met the criteria for participation in the study by program workers. Data was obtained from 25 families. Results showed that frequently mother was first to be informed and usually in a hospital setting. Informing was almost always done by a single person. Parents were found to be in agreement that the diagnosis was presented in a sympathetic manner, and was presented with clarity using language which was quite understandable. Satisfaction rate was found to be lower on areas of concern around the parents involvement in the interview. These included an attempt to determine parents knowledge of the child's condition and areas concerned with the expression of feelings being experienced by the parents. Parents express an overall satisfaction rate of 46%. Lower percentages were also found in referrals to community resources. It was concluded that while the present study did obtain the measurement desired, the method would have been more productive if an interview schedule had been used rather than the semi-structured questionnaire. Much research focuses on parents' views of the…
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note: THE BIRTH OF A MENTALLY RETARDED CHILD INFORMING THE PARENTS By KENNETH J. MAIR B.S.W., Laurentian University, 1978 THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES School of Social Work We accept this thesis as conforming to the required standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA November 1983 (3) Kenneth J. Mair, 1983 In presenting t h i s thesis i n p a r t i a l f u l f i l m e n t of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of B r i t i s h Columbia, I agree that the Library s h a l l make i t f r e e l y available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of t h i s thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of my department or by his or her representatives. I t i s understood that copying or publication of t h i s thesis for f i n a n c i a l gain s h a l l not be allowed without my written permission. Department of SOCIAL WORK The University of B r i t i s h Columbia 1956 Main Mall Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Y3 Date December 7 , 1983 DE-6 (3/81) 1 1 ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess parental satisfac-tion with the professional help received at the time of the diagnosis of their mentally retarded child. Satisfaction was defined as the parents viewing the help received as appro-priate and meeting their needs. Areas of concern were appro-priate time of the informing interview, perception of the informant, expressions of caring and understanding; parents' satisfaction with the amount of information presented and the opportunity to express their feelings, and perceptions of adequacy of referrals for follow-up services. The level of research design was that of a descriptive study. The study attempted to answer the research question "How satisfied are parents of a retarded child with professional help received at the time of diagnosis?" A semi-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The ques…
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is shown at: 10.14288/1.0095972
language: eng
degree discipline: Social Work
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/24507