Supporting Behavior Analysts in Providing Compassionate Care: The Development of the Parent Partnership Questionnaire...

Area of Science:

• Behavior Analysis
• Clinical Psychology
• Developmental Psychology

Background:

• Compassionate care is vital for effective parent-professional relationships in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) interventions.
• Existing behavior analytic tools for assessing parent perceptions of intervention goals, procedures, and outcomes are limited.
• There is a need for reliable assessment tools to enhance parent-practitioner collaboration in ASD services.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and test a new assessment tool, the Parent Partnership Questionnaire (PPQ), to support parent-practitioner collaboration.
• To enhance the integration of compassionate care within behavior analytic services for families affected by ASD.
• To provide a resource that aids clinicians in working effectively with families.

Main Methods:

• A comprehensive development process for the PPQ, including collecting and qualitatively analyzing family data.
• Integrating findings into the PPQ, followed by soliciting feedback and testing its reliability.
• Assessing the intercoder reliability and clinicians' procedural fidelity in administering the PPQ.

Main Results:

• The Parent Partnership Questionnaire (PPQ) was successfully developed through a rigorous process.
• The PPQ demonstrated strong intercoder reliability.
• Clinicians exhibited good procedural fidelity when administering the PPQ.

Conclusions:

• The PPQ is a valuable resource for behavior analysts and clinicians working with families of children with ASD.
• The tool can facilitate stronger parent-practitioner collaboration and improve the delivery of compassionate care.
• Further integration of compassionate care principles can advance behavior analytic services for ASD.