A Strength-Based Employment Maintenance Program for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum
Kessler Foundation
Summary
The investigators are looking to evaluate how effective a training program that focuses on character strengths may be in improving job maintenance skills in young adults. The investigators are examining the effects of this intervention in young adults who feel they would like to help in improving their satisfaction with work, and in keeping their jobs.
Description
Individuals with autism possess employable and valuable strengths and abilities. Unfortunately, despite these strengths, individuals with autism experience challenges in obtaining and maintaining employment. Traditionally, the majority of interventions designed for autism (including those focused on employment) focus on remediating deficits, without harnessing the strengths of those with autism. This deficit-based approach (i.e. to fix what is deficient in a person with autism) has triggered increasing criticism and dissatisfaction from the autism community. A growing shift toward strength-bas…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 14–26 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Lives in the United States of America * Between the ages of 14-26 * Speaks English well and at a 4th grade reading level Exclusion Criteria: * Had a stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, or neurological injury or disease in the past(like brain tumor or epilepsy) * Has a history of significant psychiatric illness(like schizophrenia or psychosis) * Has uncontrolled seizures or other unstable medical complications
Interventions
- BehavioralKF-STRIDE® Into Work!
Treatment group will receive 10 web based sessions of a strength-based training tool(once or twice a week). Sessions are approximately 60 minutes long.
Location
- Kessler FoundationEast Hanover, New Jersey