Adapting attachment and biobehavioral catch-up for infants and young children with intellectual disabilities and developmental delays in South Africa : reflections and recommendations from local stakeholders

dc.contributor.authorMohamed, Ahmed Riaz
dc.contributor.authorSterkenburg, Paula
dc.contributor.authorVan Rensburg, Esme
dc.contributor.authorSchuengel, Carlo
dc.contributor.emailahmed.mohamed@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-30T05:26:00Z
dc.date.available2024-07-30T05:26:00Z
dc.date.issued2023-01
dc.descriptionDATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.en_US
dc.description.abstractAttachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) is an intervention targeted at enhancing the socioemotional and regulatory functioning of at-risk infants. However, to use the ABC for infants/toddlers with intellectual disabilities/ developmental delays (ID/DD) and in novel cultural contexts, such as South Africa, adaptations may be required. This study aimed, therefore, to explore the opinions of clinical experts and perceptions of caregivers regarding the use of ABC for children with ID/DD in South Africa. It also sought to incorporate the experiences of families of children with ID/DD who received, and intervenors who delivered, ABC in its first implementation in South Africa. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 participants. Thematic analysis explicated 12 main themes: Intervention Strengths, Points of Concern, and Recommendations (Experts); Focus on Caregiver-child Relationship, and Intervention Targets and Duration (Caregivers); Benefits of ABC, and Cultural Considerations (ABC Recipients); Focused and Targeted, Value of Feedback, Supportive Supervision, Working Alliance, and Challenges Experienced (ABC Intervenors). Practice and training recommendations include psychoeducation for parents and training for intervenors that is ID/DD-specific, expanding supervision capacity, building intervenors’ cultural/linguistic sensitivity and competence, accessing referral networks, including local Community Health Workers as intervenors, and greater flexibility in how the sessions are organized.en_US
dc.description.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.description.librarianam2024en_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-03:Good heatlh and well-beingen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe South African National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam-NRF Desmond Tutu Doctoral Programme which is coordinated by the South Africa-Vrije Universiteit Strategic Alliance (SAVUSA).en_US
dc.description.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10970355en_US
dc.identifier.citationMohamed, A. R., Sterkenburg, P., van Rensburg, E., & Schuengel, C. (2023). Adapting Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up for infants and young children with intellectual disabilities and developmental delays in South Africa: Reflections and recommendations from local stakeholders. Infant Mental Health Journal, 44, 54–75. https://DOI.org/10.1002/imhj.22027.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0163-9641 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1097-0355 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1002/imhj.22027
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/97302
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.rights© 2022 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_US
dc.subjectDevelopmental delaysen_US
dc.subjectIntellectual disabilityen_US
dc.subjectSensitive parentingen_US
dc.subjectAttachment and biobehavioral catch-up (ABC)en_US
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_US
dc.subjectSDG-03: Good health and well-beingen_US
dc.titleAdapting attachment and biobehavioral catch-up for infants and young children with intellectual disabilities and developmental delays in South Africa : reflections and recommendations from local stakeholdersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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