A Scale for the Counseling Needs of Families with Handicapped Children in Arab Countries

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable instrument to measure the counseling and educational needs of Arab families with handicapped children. One hundred and forty-three parents participated in this study to establish the construct, content and discriminant validity of the scale, together with its internal consistency and the contribution of each item to the total score.

Stress, social support and well‐being of Arab mothers of children with intellectual disability who are served by welfare services in northern Israel

“…Arab society has traditionally protected its members and met individual needs through a large network of ties, mainly familial ones. The nuclear Arab family is characterized by frequent and intensive interactions of its members, who share the burdens of daily life (Al‐Haj 1987, 1996; Haj Yihye 1994; Samadi & Sartawi 1996; Young 1997). Arab society in Israel is currently in a state of transition, as reflected in education, culture, the economy, and women's status in the family and society (Haj Yihye 1994).…”

Arab Parents' Attitudes toward Out-of-Home Placement of Their Adult Children with Psychiatric Disability

“…The nuclear Arab family is characterized by frequent, intensive interactions of its members who share the burdens of daily life (Haj-Yahia, 1995;Samadi & Sartawi, 1996). Arab society in Israel is currently in a state of transition from a traditional to a more modern, Western society, as reflected in education, culture, the economy, and women's status in the family and society (Schwartz, Azaiza & Duvdevany, 2002).…”