{"title":"Enhancing Consumer Skills in Individuals With Down Syndrome","authors":"Sibel Sümer Öncel, Halime Miray Sümer Dodur","doi":"10.1177/10497315251359144","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study evaluated a father-focused family education program to enhance digital consumer skills in individuals with down syndrome. Method: A single-subject multiple probe design was used with four father–child dyads. Fathers received training on simultaneous prompting and taught their children three consumer skills: online bill payment, ordering food, and buying movie tickets. Results: All fathers reached over 90% instructional fidelity, and all children reached 100% accuracy in each target skill. These gains were maintained during follow-up sessions. Social validity data indicated high satisfaction among fathers and perceived improvements in children's confidence and independence. Discussion: Findings support the effectiveness of structured, family-based programs in teaching functional digital skills to individuals with DS. The intervention shows promise for broader implementation in promoting digital inclusion and autonomy.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Research on Social Work Practice","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251359144","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"SOCIAL WORK","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Purpose: This study evaluated a father-focused family education program to enhance digital consumer skills in individuals with down syndrome. Method: A single-subject multiple probe design was used with four father–child dyads. Fathers received training on simultaneous prompting and taught their children three consumer skills: online bill payment, ordering food, and buying movie tickets. Results: All fathers reached over 90% instructional fidelity, and all children reached 100% accuracy in each target skill. These gains were maintained during follow-up sessions. Social validity data indicated high satisfaction among fathers and perceived improvements in children's confidence and independence. Discussion: Findings support the effectiveness of structured, family-based programs in teaching functional digital skills to individuals with DS. The intervention shows promise for broader implementation in promoting digital inclusion and autonomy.
期刊介绍:
Research on Social Work Practice, sponsored by the Society for Social Work and Research, is a disciplinary journal devoted to the publication of empirical research concerning the methods and outcomes of social work practice. Social work practice is broadly interpreted to refer to the application of intentionally designed social work intervention programs to problems of societal and/or interpersonal importance, including behavior analysis or psychotherapy involving individuals; case management; practice involving couples, families, and small groups; community practice education; and the development, implementation, and evaluation of social policies.