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Lauren Apple

Evalulations of programs for people (and Family members of those) with developmental disabilities (DD). Lauren Apple. Evaluation of a Self-Administered Treatment Program.

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  1. Evalulations of programs for people (and Family members of those) with developmental disabilities (DD) Lauren Apple

  2. Evaluation of a Self-Administered Treatment Program • Purpose: To evaluate a staff administered intervention program designed to promote early ID and treatment of depression in people with mild to moderate DD • Research Question: Are CBT (cognitive behavioral intervention) programs effective for people with mild to moderate DD

  3. Evaluation of a Self-Administered Treatment Program, continued • Research Design: Evaluators trained a sample of 13 community-based disability agency staff members to deliver CBT program • Sample of 47 individuals with mild to moderate DD and symptoms of depression • Compared results to wait list control group of 27 who then completed the agency programs • Major Findings • Those that participated in the CBT program showed lower depression symptoms • Changes were still evident at 3-month follow-up

  4. Evaluation of the CSTP for Parents of Children with DD • Purpose: To evaluate the Coping Skills Training Program (CSTP) effects on parents of children with DD • Specifically, do they learn better communication and problem-solving skills, experience less stress and achieve behavioral goals more likely than control group? • Research Question: Is the CSTP an effective way to better enable parents of children with DD to cope with the behavioral, financial and emotional issues involved with raising such a child?

  5. Evaluation of the CSTP for Parents of Children with DD, cont’d • Research Design • Parents meeting eligibility requirements were either assigned to CSTP group (n=24) or to a no-treatment control group (n=18) • Randomization used to control for differences between groups • Outcome measures were assessed pre-test and post-test

  6. Evaluation of the CSTP for Parents of Children with DD, cont’d • Major Findings • Results of the first test of CSTP are promising • Results of all 6 outcome measures favored the parents assigned to the CSTP • Improvements in problem-solving abilities, communication skills, expressions of positive self-regard and achievement of individualized goals were statistically significant • CSTP did not have any impact on measures of stress of parents, but some dimensions of stress did improve

  7. Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Early Literacy Program for Students with Significant DD • Purpose: To develop and evaluate an early literacy program for students with significant DD, using strategies that have been effective for nondisabled students • Research Question: Can an early literacy program be adapted to meet the needs of students with DD and prove an effective program?

  8. Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Early Literacy Program for Students with Significant DD • Research Design: Evaluators first adapted an early literacy program measures to correctly measure students with DD (using literature, existing programs and assessments) • 7 teachers chose students they felt would benefit from the program based on IQ levels and reading levels and were diagnosed as having DD • 23 chosen students were either in the treatment group or control group (treatment group received repeated lessons while control group received sight word or picture instruction)

  9. Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Early Literacy Program for Students with Significant DD • Major Findings • Students who received the new early literacy curriculum learned significantly more of the objectives than those that did not • While students with DD can gain early literacy skills through intensive instruction, more research is needed to determine if the skills will lead to learning to read and applying those skills to life contexts • Until further research is done, literacy programs for students with DD should be adapted from strategies proved for students with no DD

  10. Lessons Learned… • From this sample, it seems programs for people (and parents of) with DD are working effectively (based on evaluations) • Evaluations of these programs can be limited in scope due to the nature of DD (these disabilities vary greatly: some are physical while others are mental) • Outcome measures should be specific • Randomization is sometimes difficult to achieve (ethical concerns)

  11. Bibliography • Gammon, Elizabeth A., and Sheldon D. Rose. "The Coping Skills Training Program for Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities: An Experimental Evalution." Research on Social Work Practice 1.3 (1991): 244-56. Web • Browder, Diane M., Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell, Ginevra Courtade, Susan L. Gibbs, and Claudia Flowers. "Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Early Literacy Program for Students with Significant Developmental Disabilities." Exceptional Children 75.1 (2008): 33-52. Web • McGillivray, Jane A., Marita P. McCabe, and Mavis M. Kershaw. "Depression in People with Intellectual Disability: An Evaluation of a Staff-administered Treatment Program." Research in Developmental Disabilities 29 (2008): 524-36. Web

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