Improving Barriers to Care Access for Children With Autism and Related Needs Via Telehealth for Evaluation, Care Navigating, and Caregiver Coaching
The objectives of the current project are to develop and implement training with community providers to evaluate a supplemental parent coaching intervention delivered via telehealth to improve child communication and behavioral outcomes, parental stress outcomes, and to investigate telehealth models to reach children in geographically dispersed or highly mobile locations and/or from military connected families.
• Providers to participate who are in lead or supervising roles (e.g., clinical supervisors, lead therapists, level II/level I EIDBI providers),
• Participating providers are encouraged to have a master's degree or higher, be level I, or serve as a level II provider with established experience (e.g.,supporting families who speak another language or be certified by a tribal government) however, this decision is up to the participating organization
• Child between ages 1 to 5
• Waiting for either ASD diagnosis or intervention,
• At least one caregiver (approved by the parent) willing to participate
• Ability to complete approximately three, 30 min sessions over 12 weeks and to complete pre and post study measures
• Child may not be currently receiving intensive (10 or more hours a week) or early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI), but may be on a waitlist for these services, and can be enrolled in Early Childhood Special Education services Parts B and C, and auxiliary services such as speech, physical, and occupational therapy.