PA166: Predictors of Burnout Among Parents of Children With Disabilities

Saturday, February 17, 2024
8:00 AM–8:50 AM CST

  • PMD: 7
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Introduction
  • Poster Session 7: Consultation and Collaboration With Educators and Parents

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. understand research on parental burnout among all parents, including parents of children with disabilities;
  2. identify predictors and mediators of parental burnout; and
  3. identify methods to help parents avoid and alleviate burnout.

Description

We present research on predictors and mediators of burnout among parents of children with disabilities. We discuss how school psychologists can help parents avoid and alleviate burnout.

Presenter(s)

Theresa J. Brown, Georgian Court University
Emily C. Zupkus, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District
Nicole A. DiFoglio, Georgian Court University

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