Transitioning Together: A Multi-Family Group Psychoeducation Program for Adolescents with ASD and Their Parents

Autor/inn/en	DaWalt, Leann Smith; Greenberg, Jan S.; Mailick, Marsha R.
Titel	Transitioning Together: A Multi-Family Group Psychoeducation Program for Adolescents with ASD and Their Parents
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48 (2018) 1, S.251-263 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-017-3307-x
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Adolescents; Evidence Based Practice; Psychoeducational Methods; Family Counseling; Group Counseling; Intervention; Program Evaluation; Stress Management; Improvement; Outcomes of Treatment; Parents; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Problem Solving; Control Groups; Interpersonal Competence; Satisfaction; Parent Attitudes; Transitional Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Family counselling; Familienberatung; Gruppenberatung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Qualitätssteigerung; Eltern; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Problemlösen; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Zufriedenheit; Elternverhalten
Abstract	Currently there are few evidence-based programs available for families of individuals with ASD during the transition to adulthood. The present study provided a preliminary evaluation of a multi-family group psychoeducation intervention using a randomized waitlist control design (n = 41). Families in the intervention condition participated in "Transitioning Together," an 8-week program designed to reduce family distress and improve social functioning for adolescents. Findings indicated significant improvements in parental depressive symptoms and problem solving from pre- to post-intervention for parents in the intervention condition but not for parents in the control condition. Social interactions also improved for youth in the intervention condition relative to controls. Parents reported satisfaction with the program and particularly valued the opportunity to interact with other families. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01