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.author | Mohamed, Ahmed Riaz | |
dc.contributor.author | Sterkenburg, Paula | |
dc.contributor.author | Van Rensburg, Esme | |
dc.contributor.author | Schuengel, Carlo | |
dc.contributor.email | ahmed.mohamed@up.ac.za | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-30T05:26:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-07-30T05:26:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-01 | |
dc.description | DATA 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.abstract | Attachment 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.department | Psychology | en_US |
dc.description.librarian | am2024 | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | The 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.uri | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10970355 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Mohamed, 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.issn | 0163-9641 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1097-0355 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1002/imhj.22027 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97302 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Wiley | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2022 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. | en_US |
dc.subject | Developmental delays | en_US |
dc.subject | Intellectual disability | en_US |
dc.subject | Sensitive parenting | en_US |
dc.subject | Attachment and biobehavioral catch-up (ABC) | en_US |
dc.subject | South Africa (SA) | en_US |
dc.subject | SDG-03: Good health and well-being | en_US |
dc.title | 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 | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |