A Peer-mediated Vocational Social Skills Program for Young Adults With Autism
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorder High-Functioning
In brief
The Assistive Social Skills and Employment Training program (ASSET) is an occupationally-based, work-related social skills intervention, designed to address the pre-employment and mental health needs of young adults with high-functioning autism in school-to-work transition. Knowing that occupational therapy (OT) services designed to address the post-secondary transition needs of this population have been largely unexplored, and recognizing the need for OT students to gain practical experience facilitating psychosocial groups, this study seeks to: (1) evaluate program impacts on participants' psychosocial functioning and work readiness, and (2) pilot the use of OT students as group facilitators. The study will follow a mixed-methods, single group design, using questionnaires and interviews to assess skills, confidence, and psychological wellness before intervention, immediately after, and at follow-up. OT students will also be interviewed and complete pre- and post-intervention assessments of clinical self-efficacy and stress. This project supports the AOTF's objectives by: (1) building OT academic program capacity to partner with university services and the autism community to improve transition outcomes in an underserved group, (2) laying the groundwork for larger, more rigorous studies of ASSET's effectiveness, and (3) gathering pilot data to support future grant applications at the federal level.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04468620
- Run by
- Florida Gulf Coast University
- People needed
- 15
- Starts
- 2019-09-16
- Expected to finish
- 2020-06-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-02-03
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 29. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 18-29 years of age
- previous diagnosis of autistic disorders, Asperger's disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder
You may not qualify if…
- no current participation in other work related social skills treatment
- no history of other neurological disorders
- no history of major mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia)
Where it is running
- Florida Gulf Coast University — Fort Myers, Florida, United States
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