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California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations Office of aduateGr Studies 12-2020 A FOUR-SESSION WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM: UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS, AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN WITH ASD Vanessa Huizar California State University - San Bernardino Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd Part of the Applied Behavior Analysis Commons Recommended Citation Huizar, Vanessa, "A FOUR-SESSION WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM: UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS, AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN WITH ASD" (2020). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 1139. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/1139 This Project is brought to you for free and open access by the Office of aduateGr Studies at CSUSB ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of CSUSB ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A FOUR-SESSION WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM: UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS, AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN WITH ASD A Project Presented to the Faculty of California State University, San Bernardino In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Child Development by Vanessa Huizar December 2020 A FOUR-SESSION WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM: UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS, AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN WITH ASD A Project Presented to the Faculty of California State University, San Bernardino by Vanessa Huizar December 2020 Approved by: Laura Kamptner Ph. D., Committee Chair, Psychology Kelly Campbell Ph. D., Committee Member Amanda Wilcox-Herzog Ph. D., Committee Member © 2020 Vanessa Huizar ABSTRACT Research studies continue to show that being a parent of a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) presents unique challenges for many families including understanding ASD deficits and behaviors, and identifying effective ways to manage these behaviors. Because ASD interventions generally take a behaviorally-based approach, parents tend to lack an understanding of child development, positive child guidance practices, ways to build strong parent-child relationships, and methods to engage in enrichment activities that will support their child’s overall development. The purpose of the current project was to create a parent workshop to help parents of children with ASD: 1) understand the underlying factors related to the challenging behaviors of children with ASD, 2) teach parents how to combine ABA with “positive child guidance” strategies to assist them in managing their child’s ASD behaviors, and 3) enhance parents’ knowledge of child development, ways to build strong parent-child relationships, and methods to engage with their child in enrichment activities. Pre-post workshop assessment scores showed an increase in participants’ knowledge and confidence in these three project goals. Future trainings should include other caregivers and professionals working with children with ASD to empower them with the skills needed to effectively manage challenging behaviors and at the same time support children’s overall development. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost, I want to thank God for giving me the strength and perseverance to complete this project and be the first one in my family to earn their master’s degree. I couldn’t have done it without him. To my advisor Dr. Laura Kamptner, I thank you for your support throughout this process. Your time, words of encouragement, and endless amount of advice were very helpful. To Dr. Amanda Wilcox and Dr. Kelly Campbell, my committee members. I thank them for their time and valuable feedback during the process of drafting my project proposal. To my family, friends, and boyfriend, I want to say thank you for your continuous support and words of encouragement. Thank you for believing in me and being part of this accomplishment. Lastly, I want to thank Alexandria Driscoll for being such a great support system and continuously answering my questions, hearing out my ideas, and giving me advice whenever I felt lost in this process. I am thankful that we had each other. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .....................................................................................iv CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 1 Autism Spectrum Disorder ......................................................................... 2 Challenges of Raising a Child with ASD .................................................... 6 Lack of Social Communication ........................................................ 7 Restrictive and Repetitive Behaviors ............................................... 8 Sensory Sensitivities ..................................................................... 11 Maladaptive Behaviors .................................................................. 14 Lack of Parent Preparedness and Training for Raising a Child with ASD ............................................................................................... 16 Summary ....................................................................................... 18 Supporting Parents in Raising a Child with ASD ...................................... 18 Understanding Child Development Milestones ............................. 19 Understanding Positive Child Guidance ........................................ 20 Building Strong Parent-Child Relationships .................................. 22 Engaging in Developmentally-Appropriate and Enriching Activities ........................................................................................ 26 Summary ....................................................................................... 28 Current Family Interventions for Children with ASD ................................. 29 Summary and Purpose of Project ............................................................ 32 CHAPTER TWO: METHOD................................................................................ 35 Overview .................................................................................................. 35 v Participants .............................................................................................. 37 Measures ................................................................................................. 38 Demographic Questionnaire ......................................................... 39 Class Evaluation ........................................................................... 40 Procedure ................................................................................................ 40 Development of Project Materials ............................................................ 42 Session 1 ...................................................................................... 42 Session 2 ...................................................................................... 44 Session 3 ...................................................................................... 47 Session 4 ...................................................................................... 50 CHAPTER THREE: RESULTS ........................................................................... 55 Pre- and Post- Training Assessments...................................................... 55 Pre-and Post-Self-Assessments ................................................... 55 Post-Class Evaluation ................................................................... 59 Additional Findings ........................................................................ 63 CHAPTER FOUR: DISCUSSION ....................................................................... 67 Pre-Post-Class Assessments .................................................................. 68 Limitations and Future Trainings .............................................................. 75 Summary and Conclusions ...................................................................... 77 APPENDIX A: PRE-TRAINING SELF-ASSESSMENT ....................................... 79 APPENDIX B: POST-TRAINING SELF-ASSESSMENT .................................... 82 APPENDIX C: DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONNAIRE .......................................... 85 APPENDIX D: WORKSHOP EVALUATION ....................................................... 88 APPENDIX E: FLYER ........................................................................................ 90 vi APPENDIX F: SESSSION 1 POWERPOINT ..................................................... 92 APPENDIX F 1-3: SESSION HANDOUTS ....................................................... 109 APPENDIX G: SESSION 2 POWERPOINT ..................................................... 121 APPENDIX G 1-3: SESSION 2 HANDOUTS ................................................... 139 APPENDIX H: SESSION 3 POWERPOINT ..................................................... 145 APPENDIX H 1-3: SESSION 3 HANDOUTS .................................................... 164 APPENDIX I: SESSION 4 POWERPOINT ....................................................... 179 APPENDIX I 1-5: SESSION 4 HANDOUTS ....................................................

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