Question

1. What are the critical periods in the family life cycle in which parent training is the most beneficial? Why is parent training most beneficial during these periods?

2. Describe self-instructional training used with children with intellectual disability.

Answer 1

• ANSWER-Parental training has been most commonly used with children who are facing intellectual disabilities.The focus is on helping the child in skill acquisition for a normal living.
• One critical period in which parent training and family counseling is proves to be beneficial occurs during infancy and toddlerhood period,when parents are coming to terms with their child's disability(for example) and require assistance in learning ways to provide important stimulation of early language formation and other developmental skills in their child.
• A second critical time is during the preschool and school years, when parents often want to know more about the best way to teach their child basic academic and social skills,as this is the stage of independence and autonomy in a child.A child needs opportunities and necessary skills to explore their environment and learn new things.
• Intensive programs,which require time and effort from the parents are quite beneficial during this period,as the family is most focused on the child's developmental issues.
• The third critical period,when parental training resurfaces and becomes important is during young adulthood.When the child reaches this stage now the main concerns are housing, employment,relationships,handling finances etc. associated with their independent living.
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