Pivotal Response Treatment: A Study into the Relationship between Therapist Characteristics and Fidelity of Implementation

Autor/inn/en	Verschuur, Rianne; Huskens, Bibi; Korzilius, Hubert; Bakker, Leonhard; Snijder, Michelle; Didden, Robert
Titel	Pivotal Response Treatment: A Study into the Relationship between Therapist Characteristics and Fidelity of Implementation
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 24 (2020) 2, S.499-514 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Verschuur, Rianne) ORCID (Bakker, Leonhard)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361319876213
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Allied Health Personnel; Counselor Characteristics; Counselor Client Relationship; Outcomes of Treatment; Children; Age; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Severity (of Disability); Fidelity; Counselor Attitudes; Evidence Based Practice; Foreign Countries; Program Implementation; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Alter; Lebensalter; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Schweregrad; Ausland; Niederlande
Abstract	In this study, we investigated the relationship between fidelity of pivotal response treatment implementation and therapist characteristics, such as therapist personality, therapist-child relationship, therapist attitude toward evidence-based practices, and therapist experience. We also explored whether child age and autism symptom severity were related to pivotal response treatment fidelity. Participants were 41 level III certified pivotal response treatment therapists who recorded three 10-min pivotal response treatment sessions and completed four questionnaires to measure therapist characteristics. Results indicated that therapists' attitude toward evidence-based practices, specifically openness to innovation, and therapists' experience with pivotal response treatment significantly predicted fidelity of pivotal response treatment implementation. Cross-validation methods largely confirmed these findings. Therapist personality, therapist-child relationship, and child characteristics were not significantly related to pivotal response treatment fidelity. Implications for clinical practice and directions for future research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01