title: Using a Digital Frame and Pictorial Information to Enhance the SafeCare®Parent-Infant Interactions Module With a Mother with Intellectual Disabilities: Results of a Pilot Study.
abstract: Parents with intellectual disabilities (ID) are disproportionately represented in the child welfare system. Parents with ID can be better served by developing curricula that support various modes of learning. Technology offers a potentially effective tool because it is visual, interactive, and self-instructional. SafeCare®is an evidence-based parenting program with flexibility to adapt its curricula while maintaining fidelity. This research presents the results of a pilot study that examined the effectiveness of an adaptation to the SafeCare®parent-infant interactions (PII) module for a mother with ID by using a digital picture frame with pictures of the mother and her infant engaged in skills that met the performance criteria for PII. A multiple-probe design across behaviors was used with the mother and her infant, showing a dramatic increase in PII skills that was maintained across 3 monthly follow-ups. Although further research is necessary, the preliminary data suggest the digital picture frame enhancement to the SafeCare®PII module may be a promising instructional tool for parents with ID.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University.
authors.forename: Emily H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Gaskin
authors.affiliation: Center for Healthy Development and Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lutzker
authors.affiliation: Center for Leadership in Disability and Center for Healthy Development, Georgia, State University.
authors.forename: Daniel B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Crimmins
authors.affiliation: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Robinson
keywords: SafeCare®; child maltreatment; child neglect; parent-infant interactions; parents with intellectual disability; self-modeling; technology