Parent Training through Telepractice
Are you a Japanese parent(s) of a child with autism living 2 or more driving hours from Vancouver whose child exhibit problem behaviour at home? Researchers at the University of British Columbia are looking for a Japanese parent(s) of a 3- to 6-year-old child with autism who is willing to receive parent training via telepractice to improve the child's behaviour in a home routine. Telepractice involves the use of telecommunication technology to link a professional with a client who lives at a far distance. The video camera on the computer monitor is employed by users to communicate by sight and sound in real time. The study will last up to 9 months. You will receive weekly training from a UBC graduate student researcher to implement a behaviour support plan collaboratively created with you. The effectiveness of procedure in terms of improvement in child behaviour and parent implementation of the plan, as well as acceptability and feasibility of the plan will be examined. If you are interested in the study, please contact Serina Ando (
sando@alumni.ubc.ca) for more information.