plan for residential stability; how to deal with
guardianship and assist the person with a
disability with life choices; and how to
develop a will and plan an estate (Etmanski,
2000). Many programs for aging caregivers
have been created. Although few of these
programs have been evaluated, most anecdotal
reports on long-term planning suggest that
these approaches are helpful (Heller, 2000).
In addition, one small controlled study of
long-term planning indicated that older
families who participated in a program were
more likely to establish special needs trusts,
to look into residential placement, and to put
their desires for the future of the person with
a disability in writing (Heller & Caldwell,
2006). Practitioners working with young
children should know that these types of
programs are available and may be particularly
beneficial to older families.
Interventions specific to gender, age, and
ethnicity of caregiver
Another consideration in planning
interventions for caregivers is whether all
family caregivers will benefit from the same
types of interventions. As the review of
literature suggests, fathers may have very
different concerns and needs from mothers
and grandparents may have different needs
from parents. Parents may have different
needs across cultures. Interventions such as
support groups that are specifically for
custodial grandparents, fathers, or parents of
a particular cultural group may have particular
value.
For example, one controlled study
examined a specific intervention for
grandparents caring for a child with a
disability. This intervention focused on
support groups, which provided both support
and education about services available to
children with disabilities. The support groups
were effective in reducing depressive
symptomology and improving a sense of
mastery as compared to the control group
plan for residential stability; how to deal withguardianship and assist the person with adisability with life choices; and how todevelop a will and plan an estate (Etmanski,2000). Many programs for aging caregivershave been created. Although few of theseprograms have been evaluated, most anecdotalreports on long-term planning suggest thatthese approaches are helpful (Heller, 2000).In addition, one small controlled study oflong-term planning indicated that olderfamilies who participated in a program weremore likely to establish special needs trusts,to look into residential placement, and to puttheir desires for the future of the person witha disability in writing (Heller & Caldwell,2006). Practitioners working with youngchildren should know that these types ofprograms are available and may be particularlybeneficial to older families.Interventions specific to gender, age, andethnicity of caregiverAnother consideration in planninginterventions for caregivers is whether allfamily caregivers will benefit from the sametypes of interventions. As the review ofliterature suggests, fathers may have verydifferent concerns and needs from mothersand grandparents may have different needsfrom parents. Parents may have differentneeds across cultures. Interventions such assupport groups that are specifically forcustodial grandparents, fathers, or parents ofa particular cultural group may have particularvalue.For example, one controlled studyexamined a specific intervention forgrandparents caring for a child with adisability. This intervention focused onsupport groups, which provided both supportand education about services available tochildren with disabilities. The support groupswere effective in reducing depressivesymptomology and improving a sense ofmastery as compared to the control group
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