Attitude and self confidence among the mothers of intellectually challenged Does it act as a buffer to their vocational performance?

The study was done on select sample of 100 trainable intellectually challenged individuals and their corresponding 100 mothers from tri-city of Chandigarh. They were further divided equally into control and experimental groups. Attitude and self confidence level of the mother was measured using standardized tools, and psychomotor vocational performance of the special sample under training was assessed by a tool developed for the purpose. Pre-and-post design was followed by giving vocational guidance and counselling through individual and group sessions. Parent groups were used for the purpose. There was found significant improvement in all the variables indicating new possibilities and suggestions for the education, training and care of the intellectually challenged. Key words: Intellectually challenged, attitude, self-confidence, intervention, pre-and-post design.