TY  - CONF
AU  - Glavinić, Svetlana
AU  - Kovačević, Jasmina
AU  - Drobac, Ana
AU  - Radovanović, Vesna
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://ipir.ipisr.org.rs/handle/123456789/1017
AB  - Introduction: By exercising the right to a personal assistant, direct support
is provided to the child, enabling him or her to be as autonomous as
possible in fulfilling his or her personal needs, activities, and obligations.
Aim: The aim of this descriptive study was to examine parents’ perception
on the role of personal assistants, the areas in which the service of
personal assistants is most prevalent, as well as areas that are important
for the development of children with disabilities, for which there is no
support in our educational system.
Method: The sample consisted of parents of 104 elementary and high
school pupils aged 7 to 15 from the territory of southeastern Serbia.
The adapted questionnaire consisted of 28 questions related to the
satisfaction of parents of children with developmental disabilities with
the participation of personal assistants was used.
Results: The results of this study showed that the support of a personal
assistant is most prevalent in the area of movement, 88.4%, maintaining
personal hygiene, 58.7%, while 52.9% of pupils needed support in
communicating with the teacher and peers. According to the parents’
perception, the largest number of pupils with developmental disabilities
with the support of personal assistants achieved better socialization,
76.9%. Furthermore, they corrected undesirable forms of behavior, 40.4%.
All the parents stated that support is necessary in learning and solving
everyday tasks in class, as well as help with homework. In addition, 82,7%
of the parents stated that they need daily help in studying after classes
and help in learning at home.
Conclusion: Parents expressed their satisfaction with the support of
personal assistants, however, they also indicate the need to expand the
competences of personal assistants, so therefore, attention should be
focused on their education and permanent engagement in the school.
PB  - Beograd : Univerzitet, Fakultet za specijalnu edukaciju i rehabilitaciju
C3  - 12th international scientific conference “Special education and rehabilitation today"
T1  - Parents’ perception about the role of personal assistants for children with developmental disabilities
EP  - 182
SP  - 182
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ipir_1017
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Glavinić, Svetlana and Kovačević, Jasmina and Drobac, Ana and Radovanović, Vesna",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Introduction: By exercising the right to a personal assistant, direct support
is provided to the child, enabling him or her to be as autonomous as
possible in fulfilling his or her personal needs, activities, and obligations.
Aim: The aim of this descriptive study was to examine parents’ perception
on the role of personal assistants, the areas in which the service of
personal assistants is most prevalent, as well as areas that are important
for the development of children with disabilities, for which there is no
support in our educational system.
Method: The sample consisted of parents of 104 elementary and high
school pupils aged 7 to 15 from the territory of southeastern Serbia.
The adapted questionnaire consisted of 28 questions related to the
satisfaction of parents of children with developmental disabilities with
the participation of personal assistants was used.
Results: The results of this study showed that the support of a personal
assistant is most prevalent in the area of movement, 88.4%, maintaining
personal hygiene, 58.7%, while 52.9% of pupils needed support in
communicating with the teacher and peers. According to the parents’
perception, the largest number of pupils with developmental disabilities
with the support of personal assistants achieved better socialization,
76.9%. Furthermore, they corrected undesirable forms of behavior, 40.4%.
All the parents stated that support is necessary in learning and solving
everyday tasks in class, as well as help with homework. In addition, 82,7%
of the parents stated that they need daily help in studying after classes
and help in learning at home.
Conclusion: Parents expressed their satisfaction with the support of
personal assistants, however, they also indicate the need to expand the
competences of personal assistants, so therefore, attention should be
focused on their education and permanent engagement in the school.",
publisher = "Beograd : Univerzitet, Fakultet za specijalnu edukaciju i rehabilitaciju",
journal = "12th international scientific conference “Special education and rehabilitation today"",
title = "Parents’ perception about the role of personal assistants for children with developmental disabilities",
pages = "182-182",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ipir_1017"
}

Glavinić, S., Kovačević, J., Drobac, A.,& Radovanović, V.. (2023). Parents’ perception about the role of personal assistants for children with developmental disabilities. in 12th international scientific conference “Special education and rehabilitation today"
Beograd : Univerzitet, Fakultet za specijalnu edukaciju i rehabilitaciju., 182-182.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ipir_1017

Glavinić S, Kovačević J, Drobac A, Radovanović V. Parents’ perception about the role of personal assistants for children with developmental disabilities. in 12th international scientific conference “Special education and rehabilitation today". 2023;:182-182.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ipir_1017 .

Glavinić, Svetlana, Kovačević, Jasmina, Drobac, Ana, Radovanović, Vesna, "Parents’ perception about the role of personal assistants for children with developmental disabilities" in 12th international scientific conference “Special education and rehabilitation today" (2023):182-182,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ipir_1017 .