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Date of Graduation
Summer 2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Educational Specialist (EdS)
Department
Department of Graduate Psychology
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a parent implemented video self modeling intervention for a middle school student with autism. The targeted behaviors included slowing the rate of the student’s eating and reducing the number of times the student touched her food with her hands during a meal. A series of parent interviews and home visits were conducted in order to collect data about the parents’ experience of involvement in the intervention and to help ensure intervention integrity. A parent training manual was provided as a resource. Qualitative data collected through parent interviews was used to assess the utility of the provided parent training manual and to create a best practice document for school practitioners. The intervention was successful in decreasing the number of times the student touched her food with her hands during meals. The length of mealtimes was highly variable; a positive trend was observed during the intervention phase and an increase in the mean amount of time spent eating was documented during the fading phase of the study.
Recommended Citation
Visbaras, Lindsey, "Supporting a parent driven video self modeling intervention for a student with autism" (2012). Educational Specialist, 2009-2019. 79.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/edspec201019/79
