Event Title
From in person to virtual: Change in service and its effect on children’s behavior COVID-19 pandemic
Project Type
Completed quantitative research study
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Clinical Psychology
Description
Families with children who have developmental disabilities often use behavior services to address child externalizing behaviors. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic preventing or altering access to these services, it is unclear to what extent behavioral services were affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is a growing literature documenting some level of impact of changes regarding services and support (Franz & Kelly, 2021; Jeste et al., 2020; Paulauskaite et al., 2021). Families with children who have developmental disabilities, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) experienced the added challenge of losing access to mental health services, such as applied behavioral analysis and speech therapy. In this paper, we examined the significance of disruption in behavioral services during COVID-19 and its implications on children’s externalizing behavior pre and post pandemic.
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From in person to virtual: Change in service and its effect on children’s behavior COVID-19 pandemic
Families with children who have developmental disabilities often use behavior services to address child externalizing behaviors. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic preventing or altering access to these services, it is unclear to what extent behavioral services were affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is a growing literature documenting some level of impact of changes regarding services and support (Franz & Kelly, 2021; Jeste et al., 2020; Paulauskaite et al., 2021). Families with children who have developmental disabilities, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) experienced the added challenge of losing access to mental health services, such as applied behavioral analysis and speech therapy. In this paper, we examined the significance of disruption in behavioral services during COVID-19 and its implications on children’s externalizing behavior pre and post pandemic.
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