Parents with intellectual disabilities (ID) are disproportionately represented in child maltreatment (CM) statistics due to a confluence of factors. Prevention efforts should address this population by developing curricula that support various modes of learning. Technology offers a potentially effective tool because it is visual, free from extraneous factors, engaging, and self-instructional. SafeCare is an evidence-based parenting program with flexibility to adapt curricula while maintaining fidelity. The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of an adaptation to the SafeCare parent-infant (PII) module for parents with ID by using digital picture frames with pictures of their own PII to effect performance. A multiple-probe design across behaviors was used with one mother with ID and her infant. Results showed a significant increase in PII behaviors through two month follow-up. These data suggest the digital picture frame enhancement to the SafeCare PII module is a promising instructional tool for parents with ID.

The purpose of this study was to provide a greater understanding of what the child's perspective means in child care investigations when the parent has an intellectual disability. Five interviews with social workers who are or have been active in child care investigations were conducted. The results showed that the social workers often noticed that parents with an intellectual disability had a lack of parenting skills. The results also showed that there were difficulties in keeping focus on the child's perspective regarding children of parents with an intellectual disability. The most important finding was that all the interviewees considered it difficult to maintain focus on the child's perspective when the parents had an intellectual disability. / Studiens syfte var att ge en större förståelse kring vad barnperspektivet innebär i utredningar av föräldraförmågan hos föräldrar med en intellektuell funktionsnedsättning. Fem intervjuer med socionomer som är eller har varit verksamma inom en utredningsenhet för barn och familj genomfördes. Resultatet av studien visade att samtliga socionomer ansåg att föräldrar med en intellektuell funktionsnedsättning hade en bristande föräldraförmåga. Resultatet visade vidare att det fanns svårigheter att beakta barnperspektivet gällande barn till föräldrar med en intellektuell funktionsnedsättning. Studiens viktigaste resultat var att samtliga intervjupersoner ansåg att barnperspektivet var mer komplicerat att tillämpa vid utredning av föräldrar med en intellektuell funktionsnedsättning.