فعالية برنامج تدريبي في تنمية بعض المهارات المهنية لدى ذوي الإعاقة الفكرية و أثره في خفض قلق المستقبل لدى آبائهم

Abstract EN

The study aimed at investigating prevalence rates of future anxiety among parents of Intellectually disabled individuals.

Examine the effectiveness of a training program in development some vocational skills for Intellectually disabled sons and it's impact in reducing future anxiety among their parents.

The total sample of the study consisted of 148 educable Intellectually disabled students and their parents from schools of Taif governorate -Saudi Arabia Kingdom.

The sample of experimental study consisted of 20 students and their parents from Hittin middle school in Taif governorate .

Age of Intellectually disabled students was 14 – 17 years.

IQ 55-69 .

They were divided into two equal groups.

The Intellectually disabled members of the experimental group were exposed to the training program.

The study included the following Instruments: Vocational skills scale for Intellectually disabled prepared by investigator.

Future anxiety scale for parents of Intellectually disabled individuals prepared by investigator.

The vocational training program prepared by investigator.

Stanford-Binet intelligence scale.

Fourth edition.

prepared by Hanora and The socio-cultural situation scale for family in Saudi environment .

prepared by Mansy and Ahmed .

The results of the study demonstrated that: High rates of parents anxiety toward the future of their Intellectually disabled sons ( 79.33%).

The parents anxiety toward the economic future of their Intellectually disabled sons was the most prevalent (81.91%) The parents anxiety toward the vocational future of their Intellectually disabled sons was(77.96%).

The parents anxiety toward the social future of their Intellectually disabled sons was ( 71.33%).

Improvement the vocational skills of Intellectually disabled sons.

Reduction parents anxiety toward the future of their Intellectually disabled sons.

and the continuation of these results during the follow-up period (three months after the end of the program).