Knowledge and reported use of evidence-based practices by early intervention professionals working with autistic children in Saudi Arabia / Nouf M. ALATIFI in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 105 (July 2023)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 105 (July 2023) . - 102182 Titre : Knowledge and reported use of evidence-based practices by early intervention professionals working with autistic children in Saudi Arabia Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Nouf M. ALATIFI, Auteur ; Kylie M. GRAY, Auteur ; Richard P. HASTINGS, Auteur Article en page(s) : 102182 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Evidence-based practices  Early intervention  Implementation Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background This study examined early intervention professionals' attitudes towards, knowledge and reported use of evidence-based practices for autistic children in Saudi Arabia. Method An online survey was completed by 173 early intervention professionals working directly with autistic children (under the age of six years) in early intervention programs at public and private nursery schools/ day-care centres in all provinces of Saudi Arabia. Results Participants reported greater use of evidence-based practices than emerging and unsupported practices. However, some evidence-based practices (EBPs) were reported to be used infrequently - less than once per week on average. Unsupported practices were also reported to be used more frequently than emerging practices. Participants were more likely to report using EBPs when they had more knowledge of EBPs, they said that they would have a higher level of willingness to use EBPs if it was required by authorities, and the location of their school/centre was a major city. Participants were also more likely to report using emerging practices when they had less knowledge of EBPs and more knowledge of emerging practices. A similar pattern was also found for unsupported practices. The most reported used sources of information on early intervention practices were other teachers, professional development inside the workplace, and general web searches. Research literature was one of the reported least commonly accessed sources of information. Conclusions These results add to the scant Saudi literature investigating autism early intervention practices, highlighting the knowledge and reported use by professionals of these practices. The implications of these findings for the facilitation of knowledge transfer into practice are discussed. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2023.102182 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=508 [article] Knowledge and reported use of evidence-based practices by early intervention professionals working with autistic children in Saudi Arabia [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Nouf M. ALATIFI, Auteur ; Kylie M. GRAY, Auteur ; Richard P. HASTINGS, Auteur . - 102182. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 105 (July 2023) . - 102182 Mots-clés : Evidence-based practices  Early intervention  Implementation Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background This study examined early intervention professionals' attitudes towards, knowledge and reported use of evidence-based practices for autistic children in Saudi Arabia. Method An online survey was completed by 173 early intervention professionals working directly with autistic children (under the age of six years) in early intervention programs at public and private nursery schools/ day-care centres in all provinces of Saudi Arabia. Results Participants reported greater use of evidence-based practices than emerging and unsupported practices. However, some evidence-based practices (EBPs) were reported to be used infrequently - less than once per week on average. Unsupported practices were also reported to be used more frequently than emerging practices. Participants were more likely to report using EBPs when they had more knowledge of EBPs, they said that they would have a higher level of willingness to use EBPs if it was required by authorities, and the location of their school/centre was a major city. Participants were also more likely to report using emerging practices when they had less knowledge of EBPs and more knowledge of emerging practices. A similar pattern was also found for unsupported practices. The most reported used sources of information on early intervention practices were other teachers, professional development inside the workplace, and general web searches. Research literature was one of the reported least commonly accessed sources of information. Conclusions These results add to the scant Saudi literature investigating autism early intervention practices, highlighting the knowledge and reported use by professionals of these practices. The implications of these findings for the facilitation of knowledge transfer into practice are discussed. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2023.102182 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=508

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