Evidence Based Interventions
Sally: Good morning Mrs. Lee, I’m Sally Henry and I’m an Instructor Therapist here at Rainbow Horizons IBI Centre. How are you doing today? (Shakes hand and offers a chair)
Mrs. Lee: I am doing well, thank-you.
Sally: I realize Joseph has recently been diagnosed with ASD and has started our IBI program. I know this has been a busy and perhaps overwhelming time for you and your family. I’m glad that you had the time to come in to see me today. I understand you have had some questions concerning the latest interventions for autistic individuals and as well would like further information on IBI.
Mrs. Lee: Yes, it’s been a lot to take in. I’ve read so much online and friends are giving me advice as well. There seem to be so many programs out …show more content…
Lee: Yes, I must admit what I’ve read and heard is very confusing. For example, what do you mean by evidence-based?
Sally: That is a really good question, I think that a lot of parents would wonder about that. The concept of evidence-based interventions began in the field of medicine in the 1970’s and is now used in many disciplines such as pathology, psychology, counselling, and education. It is an everyday clinical practice founded on scientific evidence of effectiveness. Evidence based interventions have been studied under strongly controlled experimental conditions and the results peer reviewed, which means evaluated by several academic researchers or specialists of that subject before being published in scientific journals.
Mrs. Lee: Why use evidence-based …show more content…
Mrs. Lee: Are there benefits or disadvantages in using evidence based interventions?
Sally: Evidence-based intervention, increases the likelihood that the intervention will pay off and as well they are beneficial in helping us making knowledgeable choices so we don’t fall for marketing tricks and waste our resources. The disadvantage should the intervention be unsuccessful, would be the lost time and opportunity to teach the skills required by the individual to be fully environmentally integrated, as well as the financial cost.
Mrs. Lee: I keep coming across ABA and IBI in my research, are they the
Mrs. Lee: I am doing well, thank-you.
Sally: I realize Joseph has recently been diagnosed with ASD and has started our IBI program. I know this has been a busy and perhaps overwhelming time for you and your family. I’m glad that you had the time to come in to see me today. I understand you have had some questions concerning the latest interventions for autistic individuals and as well would like further information on IBI.
Mrs. Lee: Yes, it’s been a lot to take in. I’ve read so much online and friends are giving me advice as well. There seem to be so many programs out …show more content…
Lee: Yes, I must admit what I’ve read and heard is very confusing. For example, what do you mean by evidence-based?
Sally: That is a really good question, I think that a lot of parents would wonder about that. The concept of evidence-based interventions began in the field of medicine in the 1970’s and is now used in many disciplines such as pathology, psychology, counselling, and education. It is an everyday clinical practice founded on scientific evidence of effectiveness. Evidence based interventions have been studied under strongly controlled experimental conditions and the results peer reviewed, which means evaluated by several academic researchers or specialists of that subject before being published in scientific journals.
Mrs. Lee: Why use evidence-based …show more content…
Mrs. Lee: Are there benefits or disadvantages in using evidence based interventions?
Sally: Evidence-based intervention, increases the likelihood that the intervention will pay off and as well they are beneficial in helping us making knowledgeable choices so we don’t fall for marketing tricks and waste our resources. The disadvantage should the intervention be unsuccessful, would be the lost time and opportunity to teach the skills required by the individual to be fully environmentally integrated, as well as the financial cost.
Mrs. Lee: I keep coming across ABA and IBI in my research, are they the