Reducing Caregiver Burnout Through Improved Parent-Child Relationships University of New Brunswick

Overview

What you will study

• Caregivers of children with special needs can experience fatigue and burnout which can ultimately interfere with the quality of daily life as well as negatively impact the parent-child relationship. 

• Research studies have demonstrated that parents of a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience higher levels of stress and depression than those parents of typically developing children. 
• Many of the factors that contribute to these higher levels of stress have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• This Reducing Caregiver Burnout Through Improved Parent-Child Relationships presentation offered by University of New Brunswick will discuss an evidence-based intervention that can be used as an opportunity to improve the parent-child relationship through a play based approach. 
• Caregivers and clinicians will benefit from discussion and exploration of ways to combat everyday stressors and those associated with COVID-19 as well as ways in which a play-based approach may improve the parent-child relationship.