Understanding the Support Needs of Parents with Intellectual Disabilities
Understanding the support needs of parents with intellectual disabilities is a primary focus of the FDSI. For more information, please take a moment to browse related current projects and recent publications.
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Support Needs and Service Pathways
The purpose of this study is to determine a strategy to build systems' capacity to accommodate the support and learning needs of parents with intellectual impairment and, in turn, improve the life chances of their children.
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Child Welfare Process and Outcomes
Secondary analysis of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS-2003 & CIS-2008) core-data.
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The Supported Learning Program
The Supported Learning Program (SLP) is a group-based intervention supplemented by indi-vidual support, which is designed to strengthen the social connections and enhance the psycho-logical well-being of mothers with intellectual impairment, with concomitant benefits to their children.
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Mothers with Intellectual Disabilities
The aim of this study was to dedicate attention to the voices of mothers with intellectual disabilities from minority cultures in Canada through narrative inquiry.