In a pilot study we aimed to identify the initial experiences with and results of the program Parenting with Success and Satisfaction (PARSS), which was developed to support parents with severe mental illness based on psychiatric rehabilitation. Methods: The outcome measures in this study were: Satisfaction …

Supported education: community participation through education for youth and adults with psychiatric disabilities

Parenting with success and satisfaction: a research based program for parents with psychiatric disabilities. Presentation Cape Town.

Bij ORO (een instelling voor mensen met een beperking) is het voor de dramatherapeute, die daar werkzaam is, lastig om drama methodisch in te zetten bij een ontwikkelingsniveau van nul tot anderhalf jaar ( ernstig verstandelijk beperkte). Ze ervaart dat ze al snel middelen en methodes van andere disciplines …

Always a complex and demanding task, parenthood can be an extra challenge when parents have severe mental illness. Clients with children may experience extra stress, feelings of uncertainty, and a lack of energy. They may have difficulty in talking about their disabilities with their children. Often, …

Literatuurstudie naar de effecten van mentale training bij kinderen. Resultaten: Twee studies hebben de verbetering van motorische eigenschappen in jonge atleten onderzocht, terwijl twee andere studies over kinderen met Mild Mental Disabilities (MMD) en Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) gingen. …

The target group in the Atlas project consists of people who have no access to higher education or training, because of limitations in their mental capacities (people with intellectual disabilities). These people have considerable problems to find and retain a job because of their lack of social skills. …