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ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2017

Pebbles, rocks, and boulders: The implementation of a school-based social engagement intervention for children with autism.

Jill Locke, Courtney Benjamin Wolk, Colleen Harker, Anne Olsen, Travis Shingledecker, Frances Barg, David Mandell, Rinad Beidas

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Article in Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Jill Locke1 University of Washington, USA.
Courtney Benjamin Wolk2 University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Colleen Harker1 University of Washington, USA.
Anne Olsen3 New York University, USA.
Travis Shingledecker2 University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Frances Barg2 University of Pennsylvania, USA.
David Mandell2 University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Rinad Beidas2 University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Funding

Translational Research Support CoreP30ES013508 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Rebecca A Simmons · 2006 to 2026
$35.3M
IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IRI-MHSR25MH080916 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Byron James Powell · 2009 to 2026
$3.7M
Policy to Implementation: Evidence-Based Practice in Community Mental HealthK23MH099179 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BEIDAS, RINAD SARY · 2012 to 2016
$887k
Staff and School Factors Affecting Implementation of ASD Interventions in SchoolsK01MH100199 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI LOCKE, JILL J · 2014 to 2017
$698k
Team Functioning in School Mental Health Teams Implementing CBTF32MH103955 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI WOLK, COURTNEY LYNN BENJAMIN · 2014 to 2016
$173k
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES013508NIMH NIH HHS F32 MH103955NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH100199NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH099179NIMH NIH HHS R25 MH080916
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Few evidence-based practices, defined as the use of empirically supported research and clinical expertise for children with autism, have been successfully implemented and sustained in schools. This study examined the perspectives of school personnel ( n = 39) on implementing a social engagement intervention for children with autism. Semi-structured interviews, informed by the Domitrovich et al. (2008) framework, were conducted. Participants were asked about (1) school factors that affect the general implementation of evidence-based practices, (2) their specific experiences implementing the social engagement intervention, and (3) barriers to and facilitators of implementing the social engagement intervention. Data were analyzed using an integrated approach. General (e.g. implementation process, leadership, support, and staff) and intervention-specific (e.g. staff, barriers, and facilitators) implementation themes were identified. These findings suggest that a variety of factors should be considered when implementing evidence-based practices in schools and that implementing social engagement interventions for children with autism may require additional specific support for implementation.

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School Health ServicesSocial BehaviorAutistic DisorderChildFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedNew EnglandProgram EvaluationUrban Populationautismimplementationschoolssocial engagement intervention

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PMID28954537
PMCPMC5657305

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