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Pepea Pamoja:† Applying the Ecological Validity Framework to co-develop a wellbeing and behavioural training program for caregivers of young children with autism in low-resource settings of Kenya and the United States

Center:

IN-Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2025

Contact Information:

Judith Gross
[email protected]
812-855-6508

Product Description:

This study was conducted within the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) program. An evidence-informed Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention (NDBI) previously utilized in Indiana was adapted and iteratively refined using the Ecological Validity Framework (EVF) by a team of US and Kenyan disability experts. Key adaptations to the program were made across the EVF domains of language, persons, metaphors/content, concepts, goals, methods, and context.

Keyword(s):

autism, caregiver training, global health, naturalistic developmental behavioural intervention, reciprocal innovation

Product/Publication Type(s):

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals Published/In Press

Target Audience:

Professionals

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doi:10.1111/cch.13299

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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