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ERIC Number: EJ1303992
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Aug
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
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Virtual Interview Training for Autistic Transition Age Youth: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility and Effectiveness Trial
Smith, Matthew J.; Sherwood, Kari; Ross, Brittany; Smith, Justin D.; DaWalt, Leann; Bishop, Lauren; Humm, Laura; Elkins, Jeff; Steacy, Chris
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v25 n6 p1536-1552 Aug 2021
Autistic transition age youth struggle with obtaining employment, and interviewing is a critical barrier to getting a job. We adapted an efficacious virtual reality job interview intervention to meet the needs of autistic transition age youth, called the Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth. This study evaluated whether Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth can be feasibly delivered in high school special education settings and whether Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth improves job interview skills, job interview self-efficacy, job interview anxiety, and access to employment. Forty-eight autistic transition age youth received school-based pre-employment services as usual with Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth, while 23 autistic transition age youth received services as usual only. Local teachers trained and supervised autistic transition age youth using Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth. Participants reported Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth was highly acceptable. Participants receiving services as usual and Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth, compared to participants receiving services as usual only, had better job interview skills and lower job interview anxiety as well as greater access to jobs. Overall, Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth appears to be effective at teaching job interview skills that are associated with accessing competitive jobs. Moreover, youth enjoyed Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth and teachers feasibly implemented the tool within special education pre-employment transition services. Future research needs to better understand how autistic transition age youth from culturally diverse backgrounds and different social, behavioral, or mental health challenges may respond to Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (DHHS/NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan; Ohio
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Child Behavior Checklist
Grant or Contract Numbers: R34MH111531
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