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Positive family intervention with parents of a child with autism
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Durand, Vincent Mark, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Families--Psychological aspects.
- Families.
- Autism in children.
- Family psychotherapy.
- Family Relations.
- Autistic Disorder.
- Family Therapy.
- Medical Subjects:
- Family Relations.
- Autistic Disorder.
- Family Therapy.
- Genre:
- Nonfiction films
- Educational films
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (48 min., 38 sec.))
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] American Psychological Association 2015
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- In this session, Dr. V. Mark Durand works with a couple who experience a great deal of stress in parenting their autistic child. The couple reports that one of their three children, who is currently in middle school, has struggled since a young age with a variety of behaviors, but has most recently been diagnosed with autism. Both parents report care and concern for their child, but admit that their styles are different and that this has caused distress in their relationship. Dr. Durand uses an active listening approach to identify the commonalities and differences in their approaches. He points out that both are good parents, and encourages the couple to take an optimistic approach to their view of themselves as parents. Each parent acknowledges undergoing a great deal of stress in parenting their child. Dr. Durand introduces the idea of mindfulness, and being accepting of their child's problematic behaviors as they occur. He suggests that acceptance of their child's behaviors, without negative emotions or self-blame, is a way to counter feelings of stress and anxiety around those behaviors. Finally, Dr. Durand provides some psychoeducation around normative parental stress and encourages both parents to reflect more often on positive aspects of themselves and their children
- Notes:
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- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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