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Including Parent Training in the Early Childhood Special Education Curriculum for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Lewis & Clark College Hearing & Speech Institute, bri@lclark .edu

Anna Dvortcsak

Hearing & Speech Institute

Parent training has been shown to be a very effective method for promoting generalization and maintenance of skills in children with autism. However, despite its well-established benefits, few public school programs include parent training as part of the early childhood special education (ECSE) curriculum. Barriers to the provision of parent training include the need for parent education models that can be easily implemented in ECSE programs and the need for preparation of special educators in parent education strategies. This article describes a parent training model for children with autism developed for use in ECSE programs. The implementation of the program, teacher preparation, and preliminary outcomes and challenges will be discussed.

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Vol. 8, No. 2, 79-87 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/10983007060080020601


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