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A Strength-Based Employment Maintenance Program for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum
Led by Kessler Foundation · Updated on 2025-03-10
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
21 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Researchers are studying a strength-based employment program designed to help young adults on the autism spectrum improve their job maintenance skills. This program focuses on using individual strengths rather than correcting deficits, responding to the autism community's call for more positive and holistic approaches. The study aims to evaluate how effective this approach is in improving work satisfaction and the ability to keep jobs among young adults with autism. Participants in the study are randomly assigned to one of two groups: one group receives the strength-based training called KF-STRIDE® Into Work!, which consists of 10 web-based sessions lasting about 60 minutes each, delivered once or twice a week. The other group continues with their usual services and regular activities without the additional intervention. This randomized, single-masked study compares the outcomes between these two groups. Throughout the study, participants complete various assessments before and immediately after the intervention period of seven to eight weeks. These include questionnaires about employment, self-efficacy, strengths use, flourishing, resilience, work satisfaction, and self-esteem. Researchers also gather participant impressions of change and evaluate job search skills. The study monitors these measures to understand the program's impact on job maintenance skills in autistic young adults.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
A Strength-Based Employment Maintenance Program for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Lives in the United States of America
- Between the ages of 14 and 26
- Speaks English well and reads at approximately a 4th grade level or higher
You will not qualify if you...
- History of stroke, traumatic brain injury, or neurological disease such as brain tumor or epilepsy
- History of significant psychiatric illness including schizophrenia or psychosis
- Uncontrolled seizures or other unstable medical conditions
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person or virtual) for eligibility assessment
Duration - Approximately 5 to 10 weeks depending on session frequency
Participants in the treatment group complete 10 web-based strength-based training sessions designed to improve job maintenance skills.
10 web-based sessions, once or twice a week, each about 60 minutes long
Duration - Approximately 5 to 10 weeks
Participants in the control group continue their usual activities without intervention.
No additional visits beyond baseline and post-test assessments
Duration - Assessment occurs between weeks 7 and 8
Participants complete outcome assessments immediately after treatment to evaluate changes in employment-related skills and well-being.
1 post-treatment assessment visit (in-person or virtual)
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Kessler Foundation
East Hanover, New Jersey, United States, 07936
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Research Team
H
Helen Genova, Ph. D.
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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