TO ASSESS THE CHALLENGES FACED BY THE CAREGIVERS IN CARING MENTALLY CHALLENGED CHILDREN.

Mr. Shubham S. Meshram; Mr. Bibin Kurian

Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2018

TO ASSESS THE CHALLENGES FACED BY THE CAREGIVERS IN CARING MENTALLY CHALLENGED CHILDREN.

Mr. Shubham S. Meshram, Mr. Bibin Kurian

Abstract :

Parents and guardians play a major role in helping children grow and develop to their full potential. As children grow in the families they most significantly depend on their parents or guardians for basic needs support such as food, shelter, education, protection and care at all times but especially during life difficulties and times of crisis. Objective: 1) To assess the challenges faced by the caregiver. Materials andmethods: Survey approach is used in this study. Comparative descriptive study design was used in the present study. The study was conducted at selected area in Wardha. 60 caregiver were selected for the study. Result: According to survey highest caregiver i.e. 54 (90%) caregivers out of 60 are facing the problem like they are feeling tense when they take child in public and same in opposite side 6 (10%) caregiver�s not feeling tense when they take child in public. And at lowest side out of 60 sample 5 (8.33%) caregiver in family member are not accepted the child as he/she is and 55 (91.66%) are accepted the children. Conclusion: There are various challenges faced by caregiver while providing care to mentally challenge children like economical, social, educational, occupational, physical and mental. So challenges where caregiver are feeling tense when they take child in public is more and in other side family member are not accepted the child as he/she is very low in challenges.