Principal Investigators: Lauren Brookman-Frazee

Funding: NIMH K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (5/07-3/12)

The objective of this study is to develop an independent program of research translating research-based behavioral interventions for children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) for use in the public mental health service system. The research plan is organized into three phases. Phase 1 will focus on characterizing (1) children with ASD and their families served in the public mental health settings in order to individualize research-based interventions for use in these settings and (2) the training needs of mental health service providers from multiple disciplines. Phase 2 will use a collaborative knowledge exchange framework to develop a mental health intervention protocol for children with ASD and a clinician training model for this approach. Phase 3 will involve a feasibility and acceptability study of the implementation of the training model developed. Research under this award will serve as pilot data for future large-scale studies examining the impact on child and family level outcomes of implementing research-based behavioral interventions for children with ASD in public mental health settings.

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