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Publication Date: 2023
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Let's Work Together: Using Interprofessional Education and Behavioral Skills Training to Prepare Graduate Students in Applied Behavior Analysis and Occupational Therapy to Collaborate on Treatment Teams
Heather M. Bairos
ProQuest LLC, D.H.S.C. Dissertation, Bay Path University
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is complex and multifaceted, and individuals diagnosed with ASD benefit from an interprofessional approach to treatment (American Psychiatric Association , 2022; Cox, 2012; LaFrance, 2019). Unfortunately, however, many individuals who provide services to individuals with ASD report feeling ill-equipped to provide services collaboratively with one another (Kelly & Tincani, 2013; Friedman, et al., 2022). The present study sought to explore whether graduate students in an occupational therapy (OT) program and an applied behavior analysis (ABA) program demonstrated several key collaborative behaviors that have been identified as being crucial to interprofessional collaboration (IPEC, 2016). Additionally, the study implemented a training program in an attempt to demonstrate that these key skills could be taught. This study utilized a combination of interprofessional education and behavioral skills training to teach key collaboration skills to six students preparing to practice in the fields of ABA and OT. Participants worked in pairs with participants from another discipline to create recommendations for assessment and treatment for hypothetical case studies. The demonstration of key collaborative behaviors during these sessions increased for all six participants after participating in the training. The results of this study suggest that a combination of behavioral skills training and interprofessional education are effective in teaching key collaboration skills to graduate students in OT and ABA. This provides graduate training programs with a potential format for incorporating collaboration training into their programs to better prepare their students to collaborate on interdisciplinary treatment teams as practitioners. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Interprofessional Relationship, Applied Behavior Analysis, Occupational Therapy, Cooperation, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Student Attitudes, Behavior Modification, Skill Development
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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