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Background- Intellectual Disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behaviour as expressed in conceptual, social and practical adaptive skills. The severity of the disorder determined by the number and degree of functioning that are affected and impaired. The skill of Intellectual Disability may improve, by adaptive skill training with proactive environment .
Assessment & Management- 12 children with intellectual disability disorder and their both parents who were attending outpatient department in a tertiary mental health care set up in Kolkata, West Bengal for treatment were taken for the structured group therapy sessions through criteria based purposive sampling . Semi Structured Socio Demographic Performa and Clinical Data Sheet, NIMH family needs schedule were used for assessment before starting the management.
Outcome- After intervention through group therapy sessions inter-personal issues between parents, their family need along with children’s individual needs were significantly minimized.
Conclusion- Through the group therapy sessions, family members enhanced their knowledge which helped them to cope better and increase the chance of wellbeing of the children with the intellectual disabilities which depend upon positive environment in home and proper behaviour with them.
Keywords:
Group Therapy, Intellectual Disability, Family need, Parents.
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"GROUP THERAPUTIC MODEL ON FAMILY NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 5, page no.823 - 829, May-2022, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2205136.pdf
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2456-3315 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.14 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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