Description
Overview:
This is your opportunity to look deeper into interventions that may be of interest to you and search the literature base regarding these interventions. You are to choose two specific interventions and create a treatment brochure for each one. Each treatment brochure should cover one intervention and be two pages of single-spaced information. They can be in any format you choose as long as you keep at least a consistent 12-point font (you can go smaller but not larger). Your references should be on a separate page and not included within the two-page requirement. When creating your brochure, keep in mind that its purpose is for a parent or individual with autism to easily reference and learn about the strengths and limitations of two interventions that they are considering pursuing. Your brochures can also be intended for professionals to have easy access to information when deciding between treatments. Each treatment brochure should contain the following information or address the following questions:
1 An overview of each intervention.
2 Who do we know the intervention works well with (i.e., what populations)?
3 Address whether there is literature to support its use with the ASD population (i.e., is there research efficacy?)
4 Treatment feasibility, as discussed in previous modules of this course, should be addressed for both interventions. Indicators of treatment feasibility include treatment acceptability, demand for the services, treatment fidelity, practicality, adaptability, and integration
5 Generalizability of the intervention
6 What don’t we know yet about the intervention? What potential weaknesses do you see in the intervention?
Additional requirements:
Each intervention needs at least 3 data-based articles from peer reviewed journals referenced. The intent is not to compare and contrast the interventions but provide a detailed description of the pros and cons so a family or treatment provider can make an informed decision. This assignment does not necessarily need to focus only on strategies that have a lot of research support, but you do need to relate the information in your brochure to the literature through citations to your research articles. This assignment is worth 100 points and a rubric is provided below to let know how you will be graded. In determining the depth of information to include in your brochure, remember that it is worth 100 points. Do not get too caught up on format that it overshadows the information you are presenting. Limit use of graphics and be sure to cite where you found it. Do not directly quote the literature in your assignment. Summarize and cite rather than use direct quotes. Use APA style for the title page, references, and in-text citations, but the bulk of the information might look different than an APA style research paper.
Samples have been provided to give you an idea about assignment expectations; however, you are not to copy the samples. Your assignment will be judged on creativity and copying the samples will be considered plagiarism. You must focus on narrow interventions rather than broad interventions. For example, do not attempt to create a brochure on ABA. This is too broad of a topic that includes so many strategies. You will not be able to meet the requirements of the rubric if you choose a broad topic. Rather, you should choose two specific intervention strategies within the broad topic. For instance, you might choose two different strategies that fall under the umbrella of ABA, or two specific early intervention strategies, or two specific strategies that improve social skills. The point is to be specific, not broad. Please reach out to your instructor if you have questions about your choice of interventions
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Ratings
Criteria
Overview
Pts
20 to >19.0 pts
Distinguished
19 to >14.0 pts
Proficient
14 to >9.0 pts
Basic
9 to >Opts
Unsatisfatory
The intervention is described in
An overview of the
An overview is
The overview is
detail. The overview is easily
intervention is
provided but is
insufficient in
understood and provides family
provided, but is brief
vague in details
description and
and professionals with enough
and does not fully
and confusing
could be confused
information to understand what
prepare a family to
to a parent or
with other
will happen.
understand the
professional.
intervention.
Treatment
Feasibility
20 to >19.0 pts
Distinguished
19 to >14.0 pts
Proficient
Treatment f easibility is described in
detail and addresses many of the
20 pts
interventions of like
characteristics.
14 to >9 .0 pts
Basic
9 to >Opts
Unsatisfatory
Treatment feasibility is
Only one
No,or
mentioned and includes
indicator of
insufficient,
components that make up feasibility
some indicators as noted
treatment
mention of
including treatment acceptability,
for full credit, but they
feasibility is
treatment
demand for the services, treatment
lack details or are not
discussed, or
feasibility is
fidelity, practicality, adaptability, and
easily understood by a
this section
included in
integration.
parent or professional.
lacks details.
each
20 pts
brochure.
Literature
Support
Weaknesses
20 to >19.0 pts
Distinguished
19 to >14.0 pts
Proficient
14 to >9 .0 pts
Basic
9 to >Opts
Unsatisfatory
The efficacy of the intervention is
A mention of efficacy is
Evidence is
There is no
discussed and related back to the
made but there is no
presented , but
mention to
literature cited. A parent or
reference to the literature
it is unclear as
the literature
professional would easily
that was reviewed to
to whether the
support for
understand if the intervention is
make the decision. It
intervention is
the
intervention.
supported through research, or if
research is limited for the
supported
the research on this intervention is
intervention, it is unclear
because details
limited.
to a parent.
are lacking.
20 to >19.0 pts
Distinguished
19 to >14.0 pts
Proficient
14 to >9 .0 pts
Basic
9 to >Opts
Unsatisfatory
20 pts
Weaknesses
References
supported through research, or if
research is limited for the
supported
the research on this intervention is
limited.
intervention, it is unclear
to a parent.
because details
intervention.
are lacking.
20 to >19.0 pts
19 to >14.0 pts
14 to >9 .0 pts
Distinguished
Proficient
Basic
9 to >Opts
Unsatisfatory
Weaknesses or
Weaknesses are
limitations are noted for
The brochure
only
the intervention and have
mentioned, but there is
no reference as to why
Weaknesses are brushed
aside as unimportant
a reference. These
this would be limiting to
and/or minimal, taking
away from the decision-
addresses
strengths of
weaknesses address the
using the intervention
making power of a parent
the
intervention as a whole.
with a person with ASD.
or professional.
intervention.
10 to >9.0 pts
9 to >6.0 pts
6to >4.0 pts
Distinguished
Proficient
Basic
Unsatisfatory
Citations are proficient
Several articles are
2-3 articles are
Little or no evidence that
and extensive. APA
cited. APA format
is used correctly
cited. APA format
research was consulted to gain
is used, but
includes many
information. APA format is
used incorrectly or not at all.
format is used
correctly with no
with few mistakes.
mistakes.
20 pts
4to >Opts
10 pts
mistakes.
Quality of
10 to >9.0 pts
9 to >6.0 pts
6 to >4.0 pts
Writing/Creativity
Distinguished
Proficient
Basic
Unsatisfatory
Spelling, grammar,
Level of Spelling, grammar,
Spelling, grammar,
Unacceptable
sentence structure,
sentence structure,
sentence structure,
use of
punctuation, and
punctuation, and
punctuation, and
capitalization are
capitalization are presented
capitalization errors
spelling,
grammar,
correct. Writing is fluid
and easily understood.
with errors that somewhat
detract from
presentation and goals.
Assignment is creative
detract from the overall
presentation. Creativity is
Samples are followed
and original.
limited.
without much originality.
4 to >Opts
sentence
10 pts
structure,
punctuation,
and
capitalization.
Total Points: 100
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