Acceptability and feasibility of the World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training implemented in the Italian National Health System

LAY ABSTRACT: Across the globe, children with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism, have limited access to care through public services. To improve access to care the World Health Organization developed a novel, open-access programme: the Caregiver Skills Training programme. The Caregiver Skills Training consists of nine group sessions and three individual home visits, focused on training the caregiver on how to use everyday play and home routines as opportunities for learning and development. We implemented Caregiver Skills Training in public child neuropsychiatry services in Italy and examined with questionnaires and focus groups how feasible it was to deliver the programme in public health settings and how acceptable and relevant it was for caregiver users. We found that the Caregiver Skills Training was largely considered acceptable and relevant for families and feasible to deliver. We discuss potential solutions to address the specific implementation challenges that were identified, such as strategies to improve training of interventionists and overcome barriers to caregiver participation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Autism : the international journal of research and practice - 26(2022), 4 vom: 18. Mai, Seite 859-874

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Salomone, Erica [VerfasserIn]
Ferrante, Camilla [VerfasserIn]
Salandin, Arianna [VerfasserIn]
Ferrara, Federica [VerfasserIn]
Torchio, Elisabetta [VerfasserIn]
Foletti, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Ghersi, Sabrina [VerfasserIn]
CST Italy Team [VerfasserIn]
WHO CST Team [VerfasserIn]
Pacione, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Servili, Chiara [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autism spectrum disorders
Family functioning and support
Interventions – psychosocial/behavioural
Journal Article
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Parent-mediated
Parenting skills programme
Pre-school children
Qualitative research
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
World Health Organization Caregiver Skills Training

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Date Completed 14.04.2022

Date Revised 03.06.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/13623613211035228

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329065319