Effect of a 9-Month Internship Intervention for Military Dependents With ASD
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 48
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in Competitive Integrated Employment Rates
研究概览
简要总结
The aims of the project are: 1. VCU will modify the Project SEARCH Plus ASD Model to meet the needs of military dependents with ASD. 2. VCU will implement the intervention based upon the Project SEARCH plus ASD Supports manual and will measure fidelity of implementation. 3. VCU will measure the impact of the intervention on the social communication, behavioral adjustment and employment outcomes of the military dependents who participate compared to an equal control group who do not receive the intervention. Aim 1 is accomplished, and Aims 2 and 3 have been implemented. The Project SEARCH program is currently in its second year at the 773rd Mission Support Group, Joint Base Langley Eustis, Fort Eustis site. Additionally, all recruitment activities were completed for the second cohort of the project, with a total of 14 treatment group participants and 21 control group participants across the two cohorts thus far. In addition, all collaborating agencies have signed the memorandum of understanding. The relocation and deployment plan is currently is being piloted.
详细描述
Background: Young people with ASD present unique challenges related to post school employment outcomes. Competitive employment rates for individuals with ASD, regardless of intellectual ability, reportedly range between 4.1 to 11.8%. Across the ability spectrum, individuals with ASD have lower rates of participation in vocational or technical education, employment, and post-secondary education in 2 or 4-year programs than their peers with other disabilities. The findings from this literature indicate individuals with ASD continue to have significant challenges in all environments related to social interaction and communication into adolescence and adulthood. Military offspring present a particular risk for poor outcomes due to the mobile nature of their parents' jobs. This greatly impacts the individual with ASD who may not be able to access programs to assist them in the transition to employment as well as their parents who may not be able to take advantage of promotions that involve moving.
Objective/Hypothesis: The objective of this proposed project is to study the impact of Project SEARCH plus ASD Supports (PS-ASD) on the social communication, behavioral, and employment outcomes of military dependents with ASD across three vocational domains (employment status, wage, number of hours worked per week) and three personal domains (social responsiveness, mental health, and quality of life).
The six hypotheses driving this project propose that Young adults who participate in an employer-based employment training and placement program will: demonstrate a higher rate of employment, work more hours, and earn a higher wage than those in the control condition. Additionally, young adults who participate in a work-based employment training and placement program will increase their social responsiveness, display lower anxiety and depression scores, and report higher quality of life scores than those in the control condition.
Specific Aims: Aim 1. VCU will modify the Project SEARCH Plus ASD Model to meet the needs of military dependents with ASD.
Aim 2. VCU will implement the intervention based upon the Project SEARCH plus ASD Supports manual and will measure fidelity of implementation.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 21 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Has an ASD
- •Between 18 - 21 years old
- •Seeking community based employment upon graduation from high school
- •Attends participating school
- •Eligible for funding through the Virginia Department of Aging and Vocational Rehabilitation
- •Has personal independence
- •Is able to pass a drug screen and felony record check and immunizations up-to-date for employment purposes
- •Is military dependent or connected
排除标准
- •Unable to provide consent or assent
- •Does not meet inclusion criteria
研究组 & 干预措施
Project Search + ASD Supports
Project SEARCH is an intensive 9-month job training program where youth with developmental disabilities in their last year of high school are embedded in a large community business such as a hospital, government complex, or banking center where they rotate through three 10-12 week internships within the business learning marketable skills, social communication, and adaptive behavior in the business setting. In order to meet the unique needs of youth with ASD, Wehman, et al. (2014) enhanced the Project SEARCH model by adding autism supports to the original model. Those added supports were: 1) on-site, intensive, systematic instruction using the principles of applied behavior analysis, 2) on-site support and consultation from a behavior/autism specialist, and 3) intensive staff training in ASD and the Project SEARCH Model.
干预措施: Project Search plus ASD Supports (Behavioral)
Business as Usual
Business as Usual means these youth remain in their high school programs as determined on their individualized education plans
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Competitive Integrated Employment Rates
时间窗: baseline to 18 months
Increase in number of participants engaged in Full or part time work for minimum wage or higher with the same wages and benefits accorded to non-disabled workers in the same position and fully integrated with co-workers and customers without disabilities.accorded to non-disabled workers in the same position and fully integrated with co-workers and customers without disabilities.
次要结局
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