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Social Compass Curriculum

Author(s) -

LouAnne Boyd,

Deborah M. Ward

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

sage open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357

H-Index - 32

ISSN - 2158-2440

DOI - 10.1177/2158244013507289

Subject(s) - autism , fidelity , social skills , psychology , psychological intervention , checklist , curriculum , autism spectrum disorder , rating scale , intervention (counseling) , medical education , clinical psychology , applied psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , pedagogy , psychiatry , computer science , telecommunications , cognitive psychology

The Social Compass Curriculum (SCC) was investigated for itseffectiveness in improving core social skills in three descriptive case studies ofstudents with autism. Treatment fidelity of the SCC was also measured in the schoolsetting. The Social Responsiveness Scale and the Autism Social Skills Profile werecompleted by parents to measure pre- and postintervention social skills for threestudents aged 8 to 11 years who participated in the present multisite pilot study.Fidelity of implementation data were collected via a checklist during observations forthree educators who implemented the intervention. Results indicate that the SCC improvedcore social deficits based on standardized rating scales measures. Fidelity observationsrevealed that 83% of teaching components were completed correctly after 3 hr oftraining. The results of this study aligned with the National Autism Center’s call forongoing research of school-based interventions and school-friendly interventions forpeople with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)

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