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Examining the impact and implementation of the ENabling VISions And Growing Expectations (ENVISAGE) program in
Monika Novak-Pavlic1,2, Vedrana Grgić3, Katarina Vlašić3
1School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Purpose:
To explore the impact of the online ENVISAGE program for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDD) on parents' perception of themself, their child with a disability, and their family, as well as to explore experiences of participating in the program in Croatia.
Methods:
In this before-after discourse analysis study, participants took part in the five-week ENVISAGE program. There were two semi-structured interviews for each participant: within one month before and after participating in the program. The proportions of positive, neutral, and negative sentences about themself, their child, and their family from two interviews were compared on an individual and group level. The perceived changes and experiences with the program were also analyzed qualitatively.
Results:
Data from thirteen participants were included. From the three pre-determined discourse categories (self, child, and family), most changes were observed in parents' perception of self (average increase in positive views of 8.8% and decrease in negative of 5.3%). Qualitative results showed multiple positive self-perceived impacts on parents' lives. Participants' experiences with ENVISAGE were consistently positive; all believed they benefited from the program.
Conclusions:
The results support our assumption that participation in ENVISAGE positively affects multiple areas of life, particularly parents' views of themself.
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