Pilot study assesses money awareness and management skills in individuals with developmental disabilities, highlighting need for effective intervention.
Money Awareness and Management skills for individuals with developmental disabilities are especially crucial for independent living and effective participation in everyday activities, highlighting the need for assessment and intervention in this domain. Moreover, there is a scarcity of standardized, culturally appropriate assessment tools in India assessing monetary skills. This led to the development of ‘Money Awareness and Management Assessment Checklist for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (MAMAC-IDD)’, a tool for both assessment and intervention. The checklist has a total of 16 dimensions divided into Money Awareness and Money Management. The instrument was developed and pilot tested on a sample of individuals with developmental disabilities (N=44). The total Monetary Awareness and Management score among individuals with developmental disabilities was found to be M=61.84 (SD=48.77) and M=37.39 (SD=27.16). The MAMAC-IDD was found to successfully and suitably assess money awareness and management in individuals with developmental disabilities across a wide range of dimensions. The MAMAC-IDD helps identify the skill level in different domains and provide target areas for improvement of monetary skills in individuals with developmental disabilities. The checklist paves a way for evaluation among special educators, psychologists and allied professionals involved in the care and support of individuals with developmental disabilities
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