@article{
author = "Glumbić, Nenad and Grujičić, Roberto and Stupar, Sanja and Petrović, Sunčica and Pejovic-Milovančević, Milica",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Background: Intervention programs for children with developmental disabilities
increasingly target caregiver training to
implement effective strategies for child
development. Research conducted in different countries shows that the Caregiver Skills
Training Program (CST) developed by the World Health Organization and Autism Speaks
could also be a recommended intervention.
Methods: The pre-pilot phase included seven, and the pilot phase included 29 families
of children with developmental disabilities trained to implement the intervention program.
The caregivers were asked to complete the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist at the
beginning and at the end of the program.
Results: In the pre-pilot phase, the Wilcoxon signed-rank test determined a statistically
significant improvement in Speech, Language and Communication (z = −2.99, p <
0.05) and Health/Physical/Behavior (z = −2.375, p < 0.05) after caregiver participation
in the training program. In the pilot phase, the paired t-test also determined a statistically
significant improvement in Speech, Language and Communication between the first
(M = 24.52, SD = 5.57) and the second testing (M = 25.66, SD = 6.11), t(28)
=
−2.29, p < 0.05, as well as a significant improvement between the first (M = 36.62;
SD = 7.15) and the second testing (M = 35.38; SD = 5.91), t(28)
= 2.11, p <
0.05 in Health/Physical/Behavior. Eta squared values (0.16 and 0.14) indicate that the
intervention effect was significant. No differences were determined in Sociability and
Sensory/Cognitive Awareness between the first and the second testing.
Conclusion: The
initial results of the Caregiver Skills Training Program are
encouraging. For this program to be recommended as an evidence-based intervention,
further research should be conducted on
larger samples, controlling possible
intervening variables.",
publisher = "Frontiers Media",
journal = "Frontiers in Psychiatry",
title = "Positive Effects of the Caregiver Skill Training Program on Children With Developmental Disabilities: Experiences From Serbia",
pages = "913142",
volume = "13",
doi = "10.3389/fpsyt.2022.913142"
}