Parent-Implemented Interventions for Children with Special Needs in Türkiye: An Analysis of Single-Subject Research Studies

This article summarizes single-subject research studies that investigated the impact of interventions implemented by parents or family members of children with special needs living in Türkiye. In this study, 22 research studies conducted between 2013 and 2023 were analyzed in terms of their particip...

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Main Authors: Nesrin Sönmez, Serpil Alptekin
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
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description This article summarizes single-subject research studies that investigated the impact of interventions implemented by parents or family members of children with special needs living in Türkiye. In this study, 22 research studies conducted between 2013 and 2023 were analyzed in terms of their participants, methodological characteristics, characteristics of the training program implemented, and outcomes. Most of the child participants were boys, and most of the children were of school age. Mothers dominated parental involvement, but siblings also played an important role. The most frequently used design in the research methods was a multiple probe across participants design. While intervention fidelity data are reported in many research studies, implementation fidelity data are often omitted. The outcomes of the reviewed research show that parents successfully implemented the intervention and taught target skills to their children after the intervention they performed. However, generalization and maintenance findings were limited. The lack of clear reporting of parent training procedures makes it difficult to draw inferences about the effectiveness of the training. In general, although there is methodological diversity in the research reviewed, there is a need to be more rigorous about the clarity of the processes.
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spelling doaj-art-e43c3e8d63c5410db54e81e9becc934f2024-12-27T14:11:08ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2024-12-011412121110.3390/bs14121211Parent-Implemented Interventions for Children with Special Needs in Türkiye: An Analysis of Single-Subject Research StudiesNesrin Sönmez0Serpil Alptekin1Deparment of Special Education, Akdeniz University, Antalya 07058, TürkiyeDeparment of Special Education, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Kurupelit Campus, Samsun 55200, TürkiyeThis article summarizes single-subject research studies that investigated the impact of interventions implemented by parents or family members of children with special needs living in Türkiye. In this study, 22 research studies conducted between 2013 and 2023 were analyzed in terms of their participants, methodological characteristics, characteristics of the training program implemented, and outcomes. Most of the child participants were boys, and most of the children were of school age. Mothers dominated parental involvement, but siblings also played an important role. The most frequently used design in the research methods was a multiple probe across participants design. While intervention fidelity data are reported in many research studies, implementation fidelity data are often omitted. The outcomes of the reviewed research show that parents successfully implemented the intervention and taught target skills to their children after the intervention they performed. However, generalization and maintenance findings were limited. The lack of clear reporting of parent training procedures makes it difficult to draw inferences about the effectiveness of the training. In general, although there is methodological diversity in the research reviewed, there is a need to be more rigorous about the clarity of the processes.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/12/1211parent trainingchildren with special needsparent-implemented interventionreview
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Parent-Implemented Interventions for Children with Special Needs in Türkiye: An Analysis of Single-Subject Research Studies
Behavioral Sciences
parent training
children with special needs
parent-implemented intervention
review
title Parent-Implemented Interventions for Children with Special Needs in Türkiye: An Analysis of Single-Subject Research Studies
title_full Parent-Implemented Interventions for Children with Special Needs in Türkiye: An Analysis of Single-Subject Research Studies
title_fullStr Parent-Implemented Interventions for Children with Special Needs in Türkiye: An Analysis of Single-Subject Research Studies
title_full_unstemmed Parent-Implemented Interventions for Children with Special Needs in Türkiye: An Analysis of Single-Subject Research Studies
title_short Parent-Implemented Interventions for Children with Special Needs in Türkiye: An Analysis of Single-Subject Research Studies
title_sort parent implemented interventions for children with special needs in turkiye an analysis of single subject research studies
topic parent training
children with special needs
parent-implemented intervention
review
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/12/1211
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