Family-Centered Implementation of Parent Training for Emotion Regulation in Autistic Toddlers Within the Part C Early Intervention System
University of South Carolina
Summary
Early Intervention (EI) systems are ill-equipped to serve the many children 12 to 36 months with early signs or a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). EI funded by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) uses home-based service delivery, emphasizes family-centered care, and prioritizes family-defined concerns (i.e., patient-centered outcomes). The Part C system is ideally situated to provide family-based intervention to children aged birth to three. However, Part C EI providers receive little training in ASD or the challenges characterizing ASD in toddlerhood, most notably emotion regulation. This study introduces Parent Training for emotion regulation for autistic toddlers into the Part C EI system, determines its feasibility and preliminary efficacy in this setting, and assesses what family, provider, and system-level factors may facilitate the uptake of parent training in the Part C EI system.
Description
Early Intervention (EI) systems are ill-equipped to serve the many children 12 to 36 months with early signs or a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). EI funded by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) uses home-based service delivery, emphasizes family-centered care, and prioritizes family-defined concerns (i.e., patient-centered outcomes). The Part C system is ideally situated to provide family-based intervention to children aged birth to three. However, Part C EI providers receive little training in ASD or the challenges characterizing ASD in toddlerhood,…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 1–3 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
The following is a list of inclusion and exclusion criteria by participant group across all three research aims. Inclusion Criteria for All Participants: * Able to provide written and informed consent; * Both sexes and all racial and ethnic origins; * English fluency (necessary for informed consent and measure completion) Inclusion Criteria for Providers: * Is between 18 and 75 years of age * Holds a contract with or formally employed by BabyNet * Provides services within BabyNet at least one half-hour per week * Provides therapeutic services within BabyNet to at least one child 12-36 mont…
Interventions
- BehavioralParent Training
Participants will receive a form of behavioral parent training as described in the "Manage Your Child's Challenging Behavior" module of Project ImPACT.
Location
- University of South CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina