A colleague of mine at FAU is conducting a survey of parents that manage their
own home-based, early, intensive, behavioral intervention programs. I hope that
you will consider participating.

Thanks,

-RWM

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Thousands of parents are managing home EIBI programs for their children with
ASD. But relatively little is known about what happens in these programs and
how parents run them. Part of the reason is the difficulty in studying this
group. We have no one central organization and supports are provided by a large
and somewhat diverse array of professionals. We are tackling this challenge.

The survey is a 61-question survey of parents who are conducting home-based,
early, intensive, behavioral intervention programs. We will send paper versions
directly to some of the parent support agencies and ask them to forward the
survey to parents. But our main effort is to bring the survey to the attention
of behavioral professionals who support parents in home programs. We hope these
behavioral professionals will pass on the information to parents and encourage
them to review and complete the survey. This is a survey of parents conducting
home programs not a survey to be completed by behavior analysts.
Taking the survey is, of course, completely voluntary. This study has been
approved by the Institutional Review Board here at FAU (IRB # H09-117). The
on-line survey appears at this web address:



http://iea.fau.edu/surveys/snap/eibi42009.htm
This effort is a continuation of studies begun in 2000 to examine home EIBI
programs. We have reported findings at ABAI at four of the conferences and
shared the findings in other ways. Parents or others who would like to obtain a
summary of the results (available after June 30, 2009) can request them by
sending an email at jscott@.... In addition to the internet version, we
have paper copies ready to be sent out to support agencies, parent groups and to
targeted providers of behavioral services. The paper copies may be easier for
some parents to complete. They can be requested at jscott@.... or at the
address below. And for those supporting a number of parents, please indicate
the number of survey sets you would like.

Thanks with your help in sharing information about our efforts.


Jack

Dr. Jack Scott, BCBA
FAU 2009 EIBI Survey
Department of Exceptional Student Education
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
or by fax to (561) 297-2507