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Acquisition of professional knowledge and parental knowledge within the PRIFAM intervention program

Authors

  • Diane Pelchat University of Montreal
  • Hélène Lefebvre University of Montreal

Keywords:

knowledge, partnership, disability, family, transformation

Abstract

Training of perinatal nurses in the PRIFAM family intervention program and implementation of the program led to a retrospective study on the knowledge acquired within the partnership relationship. The study sought to identify the theoretical, experiential and transformational knowledge acquired and the co-learning accomplished by the perinatal nurses and families of children with trisomy 21 who took part in the study. The results show that partnership, the relational basis for the PRIFAM program, promotes sharing of knowledge and the development of parental skills, and that the reciprocal, mutual engagement of each partner generates co-learning that promotes family adjustment and makes nursing practice more fulfilling.

Published

2006-12-01

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