Autism Spectrum Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
adolescents, parents, coaching
Brief summary
The purpose of this pilot study is to examine the initial efficacy of a multi-dimensional coaching intervention (Parentship) for parents of adolescents with High Functioning Autism (HFASD). The Parentship protocol is a short-term intervention program in occupational therapy that aims to promote parental resilience and enhance adolescents' participation in daily life.
Detailed description
Parentship is a structured occupational therapy intervention for promoting parental resilience and enhance adolescents' participation in daily life The Parentship protocol uses OPC (Graham & Rodger, 2010) as the primary treatment approach. Its primary goal is to lead parents into recognition and understanding of their adolescent's multi-dimensional personal profile that includes sensorimotor, cognitive-behavioral, and social-communicative and personal factors, as required by the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) model (WHO, 2007). The intervention will be administered by occupational therapists on an individual (or both parents) basis, once a week, over 3-4 months. 10-15 families will be recruited through community advertising. Data will be collected at the onset and completion of the intervention. Data will be analysed using quantitative and qualitative methods. Adverse events, if occur, will be reported to supervising neurologist and the Helsinki Committee.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALParentship- a multi dimensional intervention program to improve parental resilience
Parentship is a multi dimensional intervention program to improve parental resilience and adolescent participation using the OPC model.
Sponsors
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hadassah Medical Organization
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
13 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* ASD diagnosed by certified medical practitioner * parent report regarding barriers to occupational performance/participation * SP2 or BRIEF-Parent or SSIS scores reflecting at least 1 SD from typical
Exclusion criteria
* Diagnoses of severe neurological or psychiatric health condition. * Instability in pharmacological treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) | 3-4 months | structured interview administered by occupational therapist |
| Autism: Parenting Questionnaire (APQ) | 3-4 months | 7 dimensions (Knowledge About Autism, Communication, Play, Behaviour Management, Confidence, Stress Management, and Family Functioning) are the focus of this questionnaire that serves as a basis for intervention with parents |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Assessment of Therapeutic Responses (CATR) | 1.5 months and 3 months | a questionnaire that monitors the abilities of the therapist to create an optimal parent-therapist relationship |
Countries
Israel
Outcome results
None listed