Implementing an intervention to address challenging behaviors for autism spectrum disorder in publicly-funded mental health services: Therapist and parent perceptions of delivery with Latinx families

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology
Colby ChlebowskiLauren Brookman-Frazee

Abstract

As implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in publicly funded children's mental health services has become increasingly common, concerns have been raised about the appropriateness of specific EBPs to the diverse client populations served in these settings. Exploring stakeholder perspectives can provide direction for refinements of EBPs when delivered with Latinx families. The current study used qualitative methods to examine therapist and Latinx parent perceptions of therapist-parent interactions and the intervention process when therapists are trained to deliver AIM HI (An Individualized Mental Health Intervention for ASD), a structured, parent-mediated intervention for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Therapist and parent participants were a subset of participants from a large-scale community effectiveness trial. Perceptions were gathered through focus groups with therapists (n = 17) and semistructured interviews with Latinx parents (n = 29). Therapists were 94% female, 35% Latinx, and 47% were fluent in Spanish. Parents were 93% female, 100% Latinx, and 66% preferred Spanish. A coding, consensus, co-occurrence and comparison approach was used to analyze data. Three primary themes emerged: (a) limited parental knowle...Continue Reading

Citations

May 18, 2019·Autism : the International Journal of Research and Practice·Shana R CohenAlison Wishard Guerra
Jul 3, 2019·Evidence-based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health·Karen GuanLauren Brookman-Frazee
Aug 24, 2021·Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology : the Official Journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53·Blanche WrightAnna S Lau
Jul 30, 2021·Autism : the International Journal of Research and Practice·Weiwen ZengJ Marisol Marroquín

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