Fidelity to the ACT SMART Toolkit: an instrumental case study of implementation strategy fidelity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence-based practices (EBPs) are shown to improve a variety of outcomes for autistic children. However, EBPs often are mis-implemented or not implemented in community-based settings where many autistic children receive usual care services. A blended implementation process and capacity-building implementation strategy, developed to facilitate the adoption and implementation of EBPs for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in community-based settings, is the Autism Community Toolkit: Systems to Measure and Adopt Research-based Treatments (ACT SMART Toolkit). Based on an adapted Exploration, Adoption decision, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) Framework, the multi-phased ACT SMART Toolkit is comprised of (a) implementation facilitation, (b) agency-based implement

SUBMITTER: Tschida JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10189967 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature