Journal Article

Social Validation of Evidence-Based Practices in Autism by Parents, Teachers, and Administrators

Cowan, Angela K., Callahan, Kevin, Henson, Robin K.

2008

Overview

Relatively little attention has been devoted to the social validation of potentially effective autism interventions. Thus, it is often difficult to identify and implement evidence-based practices, and programming is often inadequate. The authors identified autism intervention components with reported effectiveness for school settings. The results of a social validation survey completed by parents, teachers, and administrators indicate strong, consistent support for program components falling within five functional areas: (a) individualized programming, (b) data collection, (c) the use of empirically-based strategies, (d) active collaboration, and (e) a focus on long-term outcomes. These socially validated interventions can be used to evaluate existing autism curricula and develop training for professionals, parents, and students in order to improve public school autism programs.

• Publisher: Springer US,Springer,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities) / Administrator Attitudes / Administrators / Assistance programmes / Autism / Autism Spectrum Disorders / Autistic Disorder / Behavioral Science and Psychology / Biological and medical sciences / Child and School Psychology / Child clinical studies / Child, Preschool / Classrooms / Curricula / Data collection / Developmental disorders / Education, Special / Educational Objectives / Educational programmes / Educational Psychology / Evidence Based Practice / Faculty / Federal Legislation / Humans / Individualized instruction / Infantile autism / Inferences / Intervention / Medical sciences / Miscellaneous / Neurosciences / Original Paper / Outcomes of Education / Parent Attitudes / Parenthood education / Parents / Parents & parenting / Pediatrics / Program Attitudes / Program Effectiveness / Program Improvement / Program Validation / Programming / Progress Monitoring / Psychology / Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry / Psychopathology. Psychiatry / Public Health / Public schools / Resistance (Psychology) / School Districts / School linked services / Social Behavior / Special Education / Special Education Teachers / Students with Disabilities / Surveys and Questionnaires / Teacher Surveys / Teachers / Teaching Methods / Theory Practice Relationship / Treatments / Validated Programs / Validity