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Active support: a systematic review and evidence-based practice evaluation.

Jeffery P Hamelin¹, Peter Sturmey

¹The Graduate Center, Psychology, The City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USA. JHamelin@gc.cuny.edu

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

|June 7, 2011

Summary

Active support shows promise for individuals with developmental disabilities, but further research is needed to establish it as an evidence-based practice. Studies indicate inconsistent results and a need for stronger experimental manipulation.

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Area of Science:

Developmental Disabilities Research
Applied Behavior Analysis
Human Services Interventions

Background:

Active support is an intervention designed to increase staff assistance and service user engagement in agencies serving individuals with developmental disabilities.
Evaluating the evidence base for active support is crucial for its effective implementation in clinical and community settings.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically review and evaluate the experimental evidence for active support interventions.
To determine if active support meets criteria for an evidence-based practice.

Main Methods:

A systematic review of experimental evaluations of active support was conducted.
Studies were analyzed for evidence of functional relationships and experimental control.
Effect sizes, including percentage of nonoverlapping data points, were assessed.

Main Results:

Only one of three experimental evaluations demonstrated a clear functional relationship between active support and positive outcomes.
Two experiments failed to show experimental control, potentially due to insufficient manipulation of the independent variable.
Effect sizes ranged from "ineffective" to "questionable."

Conclusions:

Active support currently meets the criteria for a "promising treatment" but not an "evidence-based practice."
Future research should focus on robust experimental manipulation of the independent variable and reporting of individual participant data.
Further validation is required to establish active support as a reliable intervention for developmental disabilities.