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Effective decision-making/problem-solving training with mothers who have mental retardation
A J Tymchuk1, L Andron, B Rahbar
1Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, UCLA 90024.
American Journal of Mental Retardation : AJMR
|May 1, 1988
Summary
Mothers with intellectual disability can learn decision-making skills for parenting. Training improved their ability to identify and use decision-making steps, even in challenging situations.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive psychology
- Developmental psychology
- Special education
Background:
- Intellectual disability can impact decision-making abilities.
- Effective parenting skills are crucial for child development.
- Support and training can enhance capabilities for parents with intellectual disabilities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the effectiveness of group decision-making training for mothers with intellectual disability.
- To evaluate the transfer of learned decision-making skills to untrained scenarios.
- To determine if decision-making skills improve in high-risk parenting situations.
Main Methods:
- A multiple baseline procedure was employed to evaluate training effectiveness.
- Nine mothers with intellectual disability participated in group training sessions.
- Training utilized vignettes depicting child-raising scenarios to teach decision-making steps.
Main Results:
- Participants demonstrated significant improvement in identifying and applying decision-making steps.
- Skill improvements were maintained for one month post-training.
- Decision-making skills improved even for high-risk situations, despite no direct training on appropriateness.
Conclusions:
- Group training is an effective method for teaching decision-making skills to parents with intellectual disability.
- Individuals with intellectual disability can learn and generalize decision-making strategies.
- Targeted training can enhance parenting skills and improve outcomes for families.