The use of remote technologies in the process of psychological and pedagogical support for parents raising children with disabilities
DOI: 10.23951/2307-6127-2026-1-152-163
The relevance of considering the issue of psychological and pedagogical support for parents raising children with disabilities is due to the constant increase in the number of children with disabilities in the country as a whole, as well as in various regions of the Russian Federation. In this regard, society as a whole and psychological and pedagogical services in particular face the task of organizing favorable conditions for such children to receive education, treatment, upbringing, correction, and most importantly, to form an adaptation to life in society. An important role in its solution is played by the psychological state and stability of parents, their willingness to take a full part in this process. The issue of psychological and pedagogical support for parents raising children with disabilities is becoming an increasingly popular tool for effective assistance to parents. The organization of an effective system of psychological and pedagogical support implies well-coordinated work, effective communication mechanisms and common agreed goals for all key participants in the process: parents, children and helping specialists. The article considers the experience of providing psychological and pedagogical support to parents raising children with disabilities using remote technologies of the Association “Union of Parents of Children with Disabilities, children with disabilities” in Tomsk. It is shown that the remote format has a number of advantages of psychological support for parents of special children. The specifics of the remote format are outlined, the components of psychological and pedagogical support are given: information and educational direction, independent work with the possibility of receiving feedback, therapeutic unit with group and individual work for parents. The active introduction of new forms of psychological assistance, therapy and support using remote interaction formats significantly increases the reach of parents who will be able to receive psychological assistance. For many families raising children with disabilities, the format of receiving online help is not only convenient and is the only one available due to the difficulties in organizing face-to-face visits to a psychologist, but also the most psychologically comfortable.
Keywords: psychological and pedagogical support, children with disabilities, limited health opportunities, parents, remote technologies
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Issue: 1, 2026
Series of issue: Issue 1
Rubric: PSYCHOLOGY
Pages: 152 — 163
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