A Tangled Web: The Challenges of Implementing an Evidence-Based Social Engagement Intervention for Children With Autism in Urban Public School Settings

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 54-67

  Locke, Jill ^a   Olsen, Anne ^a   Wideman, Rukiya ^a   Downey, Margaret Mary ^a   Kretzmann, Mark ^b   Kasari, Connie ^b   Mandell, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Implementation; Intervention; Schools; Social engagement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAINING; URBAN AREA; AUTISTIC DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MANPOWER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENTS; POLICY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84919658479     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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