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Review
. 2017;29(3):503-545.
doi: 10.1007/s10882-016-9529-6. Epub 2016 Dec 7.

A Systematic Review of the Literature on Parenting of Young Children with Visual Impairments and the Adaptions for Video-Feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting (VIPP)

Ellen G C van den Broek  1 , Ans J P M van Eijden  1 , Mathilde M Overbeek  2 , Sabina Kef  2 , Paula S Sterkenburg  2   3 , Carlo Schuengel  2
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A Systematic Review of the Literature on Parenting of Young Children with Visual Impairments and the Adaptions for Video-Feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting (VIPP)

Ellen G C van den Broek et al. J Dev Phys Disabil. 2017.

Abstract

Secure parent-child attachment may help children to overcome the challenges of growing up with a visual or visual-and-intellectual impairment. A large literature exists that provides a blueprint for interventions that promote parental sensitivity and secure attachment. The Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting (VIPP) is based on that blueprint. While it has been adapted to several specific at risk populations, children with visual impairment may require additional adjustments. This study aimed to identify the themes that should be addressed in adapting VIPP and similar interventions. A Delphi-consultation was conducted with 13 professionals in the field of visual impairment to select the themes for relationship-focused intervention. These themes informed a systematic literature search. Interaction, intersubjectivity, joint attention, exploration, play and specific behavior were the themes mentioned in the Delphi-group. Paired with visual impairment or vision disorders, infants or young children (and their parents) the search yielded 74 articles, making the six themes for intervention adaptation more specific and concrete. The rich literature on six visual impairment specific themes was dominated by the themes interaction, intersubjectivity, and joint attention. These themes need to be addressed in adapting intervention programs developed for other populations, such as VIPP which currently focuses on higher order constructs of sensitivity and attachment.

Keywords: Development; Intervention; Parent-child relationship; Visual impairment; Visual-and-intellectual disability.

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This article does not contain any studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors.

Conflict of Interest

Authors C. Schuengel, P.S. Sterkenburg & S. Kef received a research grant from ZonMW-Inzicht, grant number 60–00635–98-126. Author E.G.C. van den Broek, A.J.P.M. van Eijden and M.M. Overbeek declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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