Autism Distance Education Parent Training (ADEPT)

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Autism Distance Education Parent Training (ADEPT)

• Presented By
• Patricia Schetter, MA, BCBA
• Coordinator of ASD Education Initiates
• CEDD at the MIND Institute

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Goals of this Training

• Describe the rationale for developing web based
  parent training modules
• Describe the process used to develop ADEPT
  modules
• Provide an overview of Module 1 Strategies for
  Teaching Functional Skills
• Demonstrate use of ADEPT as part of LEA parent
  training

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Partners

• C.E.D.D. at the MIND Institute
• Autism and Behavior Training Associates(ABTA)
• UC Davis Extension
• ALTA California Regional Center
• Folsom Cordova Unified School District
• F.E.A.T and Sac AS IS
• Rowell Family Empowerment Center
• Fiesta Educativa
• Funding By State Council on Developmental
  Disabilities

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Recognized Need for Parent Training Resources

• Autism impacts 1 in 110 children (CDC, 2009)
• Waiting lists for parent training groups
• Difficult for families who live in rural or
  remote areas
• Hard to find bilingual and bicultural
  opportunities for parent training
• Extended family and caregivers require training

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Parent Training is an Evidence Based Practice

• According to NPDC-ASD (2010) Parent-implemented
  interventions meet the
• Evidence Based Practice
• criteria for children with ASD

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With what ages is parent-implemented intervention
effective?

• Within the evidence-base, studies included
  learners as young as 2 and as old as 9 years of
  age.

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What target behaviors or skills are appropriate
for parent-implemented intervention?

• Communication social communication skills,
  conversation skills, spontaneous language, use of
  augmentative and alternative communication, joint
  attention, and interaction in play.
• Adaptive Skills and Behavior compliance,
  reduction of aggression, increased eating and
  self care, and reduction of disruptive behaviors.
  

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Questions We Considered

• Can effective parent training be conducted using
  technology?
• Is there a desire by parents to access training
  in this way?
• What content do parents need most?

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Development Initial Survey

• Based on assessed needs of parents
• Info on content and delivery collected through
  web based parent survey (2007)
• Over 500 families from Northern and Central CA
  responded

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Greatest Needs

• Behavior
• Skills Teaching/Adaptive Skills
• Functional Communication
• Navigating the Service Systems
• Play and Social Skills

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Preferred Delivery Format

• Many continue to prefer face to face for group
  support format
• Many prefer to access through technology due to
  time, convenience, child care issues, travel,
  language or learning needs
• Many cited need to share information with others
  who partake in caring for their child

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Two Modules Developed -Piloted as Face to Face
Courses

• Teaching Adaptive Skills using Applied Behavior
  Analysis Strategies
• Positive Behavior Support for Families

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Concepts Taught Skills Teaching

• Targeting appropriate skills
• Structuring the environment for success
• Task Analysis and breaking down skills
• Shaping
• Prompting and prompt fading
• Using positive reinforcement

• Providing error correction
• Addressing resistance
• Generalization of skills

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Concepts Taught Positive Behavior

• Antecedent/trigger analysis
• Prevention planning and restructuring routines
• Determining the function of a behavior
• Teaching replacement behaviors and skills

• Using common sense response strategies
• Rewarding appropriate behavior

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Pilots - Delivery Method

• Offered 4 cohorts as face to face group training
  with 10 families in each group
• Videotaped training sessions and home visits to
  provide visual support to the online modules
• Collected data on parent responses and feedback

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Pilots - Instructors

• Co-taught by parents experienced in using
  techniques with their children on the autism
  spectrum AND professionals with training and
  expertise in behavior analysis and teaching
  children with ASD
• Model of best practice to provide theory and
  practical application

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Outcomes and Feedback

• Growth in both confidence and application as
  measured using self evaluation tools and
  behavioral vignettes
• Parents felt the curriculum was user friendly and
  effective

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Next Steps

• Developed module on Skills Teaching into online
  format
• Translated into Spanish by Bilingual and
  Bicultural Board Certified behavior Analyst
  (BCBA)
• Conducted a test group in Northern CA and took
  feedback to modify content and format
• Received consultation from primary consumers and
  family members regarding content, format and
  accessibility

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Now Available

• On CEDD website www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/ddcenter/
• On CD distributed to Regional Centers, SELPAs
  and Family Resource Centers from Frenso to Oregon
  Border

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ADEPT?Autism Distance Education Parent
Training Main Menu?Please use your mouse to click
on a selection below to begin. Module 1
Strategies for Teaching Functional Skills ADEPT
Interface Overview Module 1 Introduction Lesson
1 The ABCs of Skills Teaching Lesson 2
Understanding Reinforcement Lesson 3 Using
Reinforcement Effectively Lesson 4 Planning and
Preparation Lesson 5 Creating a Task
Analysis Lesson 6 Prerequisite Skills Lesson 7
Prompting and Chaining (Part 1) Lesson 8
Prompting and Chaining (Part 2) Lesson 9 Setting
the Stage for Learning Lesson 10 Dealing with
Errors Helpful Forms and Checklists?Accessibility
(508) Notes?Glossary of Key Terms
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Each Lesson Contains

• Overview of what will be learned
• Multimedia presentation of materials and concepts
• Video demonstrations
• Interactive activities to support learning
• A glossary of terms
• Printable guided notes
• A QUIZ or self assessment of knowledge
• Assessment and planning forms to accompany hands
  on assignments

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Lets Do A Lesson.

• http//www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/ddcenter/

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Using ADEPT to Facilitate Site Based Parent
Training

• Use modules as part of group meetings and
  trainings
• Using ADEPT along with telemedicine for
  individual consultation with a BCBA or Autism
  Specialist

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Questions

• Patty Schetter, MA, BCBA
• Coordinator of ASD Education Initiatives
• CEDD at the MIND Institute
• at 916-826-1915
• pschetter_at_autismandbehavior.com