Abstract

PORTELA, Cláudia Paranhos  and  COSTA, Lívia A. Fialho. FAMILIES OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES: CARING AND EDUCATING IN PARENTAL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS. Revista da FAEEBA: Educação e Contemporaneidade [online]. 2022, vol.31, n.68, pp.266-276.  Epub Jan 13, 2023. ISSN 2358-0194.  https://doi.org/10.21879/faeeba2358-0194.2022.v31.n68.p266-276.

The article is the result of a qualitative research carried out in Salvador, in 2014, whose theme was the care and education path of people with disabilities. More specifically, we asked families about the formation and performance of parental and social support networks in the care and education of people with intellectual disabilities. Thus, we analyzed the care strategies developed and experienced by families in view of the need to care for, educate and socialize children with intellectual disabilities. The research was based on semi-structured interviews with sixteen families of people with intellectual disabilities, adults, living in Salvador, Bahia. The results obtained in the investigation revealed a family reality in which mothers appear as the main caregivers of their children. It was also evidenced that the support provided by parental and social networks are revealed as determining factors in the process of care, education and socialization of the child with intellectual disability, considering that the greater the support received, the greater the support received. better quality of life is guaranteed for people with disabilities and their families. The research points to the need for new comparative studies that establish the relationship between the influence of family and social solidarity networks on the development of people with intellectual disabilities.

Keywords : education; intellectual disability; parental support network; social support networks; family solidarity.

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