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The Experiences of Mothers of Children and Young People with Intellectual Disabilities during the First COVID-19 Lockdown Period
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Rogers, Gemma; Perez-Olivas, Gisela; Stenfert Kroese, Biza; Patel, Varsha; Murphy, Glynis; Rose, John; Cooper, Vivien; Langdon, Peter E.; Hiles, Steve; Clifford, Clair; Willner, Paul – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Recent COVID-19 lockdown restrictions resulted in reduced access to educational, professional and social support systems for children with intellectual disabilities and their carers. Aim: The aim of this study was to gain insight into the ways mothers of children with intellectual disabilities coped during the first 2020 lockdown period. Methods:…
Descriptors: Experience, Mothers, Intellectual Disability, COVID-19
Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Carers of People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Willner, Paul; Rose, John; Stenfert Kroese, Biza; Murphy, Glynis H.; Langdon, Peter E.; Clifford, Claire; Hutchings, Hayley; Watkins, Alan; Hiles, Steve; Cooper, Vivien – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Introduction: The measures implemented to manage the COVID-19 pandemic have been shown to impair mental health. This problem is likely to be exacerbated for carers. Method: Informal carers (mainly parents) of children and adults with intellectual disabilities, and a comparison group of parents of children without disabilities, completed an online…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Mental Health, Caregivers
Generalization of Anger-Coping Skills from Day-Service to Residential Settings
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Willner, Paul; Tomlinson, Sarah – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Objective: To evaluate the extent to which anger management training provided within a learning disabilities day service generalizes to residential settings. Method: Eleven day-service users participated in one of two anger management groups. Treatment was delivered by day-service staff and an assistant psychologist, using a standard…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities, Coping, Profiles