Promotion and implementation effectiveness of World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training program in Taiwan
Journal
Frontiers in psychiatry
Journal Volume
13
Start Page
904380
ISSN
1664-0640
Date Issued
2022-08-31
Author(s)
GUAN-JYE SENG
HSIANG-YUAN LIN
SU-CHEN LI
MEI-NI HSIAO
TSENG-JUNG LIU
HENG-MAN CHEN
ANDY SHIH
YA-CHIH CHANG
WEI-TSUEN SOONG
Abstract
The World Health Organization (WHO) developed the Caregiver Skills Training for Families of Children with Developmental Delays and Disabilities (CST) with support from Autism Speaks to address the resource gaps and worldwide needs for interventions for children with developmental disorders or delays, especially those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and their families. Evidence has indicated that parent-mediated interventions benefit both caregivers and children by strengthening caregivers' knowledge and confidence and children's social communication skills and behavioral regulation. The CST-Taiwan team began the prepilot field trial in 2017 and developed the project to serve families in various locations. This study (1) delineated the adaptations and promotion of CST-Taiwan; (2) determined the program's effectiveness in the promotional stage, in terms of caregiver and child outcomes, and (3) examined the maintenance of its effects. The materials, delivery, and facilitator training procedure of the original CST were adapted to Taiwan. The quantitative data indicated that CST-Taiwan is a promising program, it positively affected caregiver knowledge and confidence and reduced the severity of the children's autistic symptoms. The 3-month follow-up results suggested that the effects persisted. Thus, CST-Taiwan, and its promotional strategies are feasible and effective.
Subjects
World Health Organization Caregiver Skills Training
autism spectrum disorder
developmental delays
effectiveness
promotion
SDGs
Type
journal article