SCIENTIFIC APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE OF PARENTS WITH CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY

Abstract

The article analyzes the procedure of psychological research and psychological support of parents who have children with cerebral palsy, which are related to subjective factors. In particular, with a low level of understanding of the importance of parental behavior and the role they play in the development of children among parents themselves. A notable problem today is the low level of methodological arsenal for working with parents of such children. The purpose of the article is to theoretically substantiate and study the psychological characteristics of family relationships of parents who have children with cerebral palsy. The methodological basis of the work is a personality-oriented approach, activity approach, ideas of humanistic psychology, ideology of psychological, as well as the principles of system, integrity, development, determinism, unity of external and internal; provisions on conceptual models of fatherhood; provisions and principles of active socio-psychological training. Conclusions. The problems of a family with a child with cerebral palsy are considered in most cases solely through the prism of the child’s own problems. Various somatic and mental disorders caused by experiencing the birth of a child with cerebral palsy have been studied. However, these studies are limited to the need to develop special measures aimed at the rehabilitation of this category of people, and as part of the correction, it was suggested to consult parents with specialists in various fields (psychologists, educators, doctors). The importance of conducting diagnostic procedures with parents of children with cerebral palsy is noted, as today there is a low level of understanding of the importance of parental behavior and the role they play in the development of children. It is stated that the main priority for the coming years should be to significantly improve the methodological support of the psychological service of the family, especially the family that has a child with mental and physical disabilities.