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Comparing the Effectiveness of On-Line versus In-Person Caregiver Education and Training for Behavioral Regulation in Families of Children with FASD

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Different formats for delivering parent education designed to improve the functioning of children with FASD were evaluated. Participants were randomly assigned to a treatment condition: (1) Community Standard/Informational Packet, (2) Group Workshops, and (3) Internet Training. Overall satisfaction was high for all formats but the Workshop group received higher ratings on usefulness, understandability, amount, overall satisfaction, and willingness to recommend than did the Community group and higher ratings than did the Internet group on amount of information and overall satisfaction. All three groups improved in their knowledge of behavioral learning principles but only the Internet and Workshop groups made significant gains in knowledge of FAS and advocacy. Improved behavior was only found in the Workshop and Community conditions. The results suggest all forms of parent education have some benefits but the child’s degree of alcohol-related impairment, severity of behavioral symptoms, and overall goals of the intervention may influence optimal choice.

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This research was carried out by with the support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Cooperative agreement # U01-DD000039-01. The authors would like to thank the children and families who participated in this research.

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  1. Marcus Autism Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Julie A. Kable & Claire D. Coles

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Julie A. Kable & Claire D. Coles

  3. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Claire D. Coles & Elles Taddeo

  4. Virtual Reality Aids, Inc., Raleigh, NC, USA

    Dorothy Strickland

  5. Marcus Autism Center, 1920 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA

    Julie A. Kable

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Kable, J.A., Coles, C.D., Strickland, D. et al. Comparing the Effectiveness of On-Line versus In-Person Caregiver Education and Training for Behavioral Regulation in Families of Children with FASD. Int J Ment Health Addiction 10, 791–803 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-012-9376-3

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