The ability of the family of disabled children to handle daily needs and problems of the child, a case study of the families in south Amman

Authors

  • Farhan Salama Oqla Alsharafat

Abstract

This study aims to know the problems faced by the families of disabled children, and the ability of these families to handle such problems. The area of south Amman was chosen, and 30 families from this area was chosen randomly, and a questionnaire was designed to be answered by the father and mother, which include two sections, one for the problems faced daily , and other for how and the ability of handling these problems. The results showed that most frequent problems faced was first helping the child with his daily needs, second the need for the family to organize its day, and then financial problems. For handling the problems, anger and stress was the most frequent because of problems relating to society and dealing with others. Other results was that financial problems and transportation problems leads for family cooperation. The results showed that there are many problems related to having disabled child in the family , some of these problems the family can handle and some cause serious problems for the family and it can’t be handled.

تهدف الدراسة إلى التعرف على المشكلات التي تؤثر على عائلة الأطفال من ذوي الحاجات الخاصة , وكيفية التعامل معها ومقدرة هذه العائلات على التعامل مع هذه المشكلات . تم اختيار منطقة جنوب عمان لتكون مجتمع البحث وتم اختيار 30 عائلة بشكل عشوائي من الأسر التي لديها أطفال من ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة تدرجت من الإعاقات الجسدية البسيطة إلى الإعاقات العقلية الكاملة أو الجزئية, وتم عمل إستبانة ليتم الإجابة عليها من قبل الأب والأم في كل عائلة واشتملت الاستبانة على محورين هما محور المشكلات ومحور التعامل مع المشكلات الناتجة عن وجود طفل من ذوي الاحتياجات. أظهرت النتائج أن المشكلات الرئيسية التي تواجه العائلات هي مشاكل في مساعدة الطفل بشكل يومي, ومن ثم مشاكل تنظيم العائلة ليومها العادي ويليها مشاكل مالية. بالنسبة لمقدرة العائلة لحل المشكلات فكان التوتر والغضب موجودا بسبب مشاكل أهمها المشكلات المتعلقة بالمجتمع والتعامل مع الآخرين, فيما كانت المشكلات المالية ومشاكل التنقل تؤدي إلى تعاون الأسرة مع بعضها لتخطي هذه المشكلات. أظهرت الدراسة أن العائلة الأردنية تعاني من مشاكل عدة لوجود الأطفال ذوي الحاجات الخاصة , لكنها تستطيع التكيف مع بعض المشكلات ,في حين أن بعض المشكلات الأخرى تؤدي إلى ضعف في التأقلم والى عدم قدرة على التعامل معها.

Downloads

Published

2019-12-31

How to Cite

Alsharafat, F. S. O. (2019). The ability of the family of disabled children to handle daily needs and problems of the child, a case study of the families in south Amman. Tishreen University Journal- Arts and Humanities Sciences Series, 41(6). Retrieved from https://journal.tishreen.edu.sy/index.php/humlitr/article/view/9359

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 6 (2019): Tishreen University Journal- Arts and Humanities Sciences Series

Section

Articles

License

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

journal uses a CC BY-NC-SA license which mean

The authors retain the copyright and grant the right to publish in the magazine for the first time with the transfer of the commercial right to the Tishreen University Journal- Arts and Humanities Sciences Series

 Under a CC BY- NC-SA 04 license that allows others to share the work with of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors can use a copy of their articles in their scientific activity, and on their scientific websites, provided that the place of publication is indicted in Tishreen University Journal- Arts and Humanities Sciences Series.  The Readers have the right to send, print and subscribe to the initial version of the article, and the title of Tishreen University Journal- Arts and Humanities Sciences Series  Publisher

You are free to:

  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material
  •  
  • The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
 
  • Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
  • ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.
  • No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.