title: Groups for parents of pre-school children with severe disabilities.
abstract: The emotional impact upon the family following the diagnosis of a child's disability is significant although parents feel that their needs are not specifically addressed by professionals. A series of groups for the parents of pre-school children with severe disabilities are described. The groups are designed to provide parents with an opportunity to discuss in depth the impact of their childs' disability upon themselves, their partners and their families. Feedback from group members is reported and the practical issues in providing such groups discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Family Psychiatry, Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stallard
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dickinson
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000523:psychology; D004739:England; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012944:Social Support