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dc.contributor.supervisorSullivan, David (Social Work)en_US
dc.contributor.authorJoseph, Adeolu
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-03T18:57:02Z
dc.date.available2021-09-03T18:57:02Z
dc.date.copyright2021-09-02
dc.date.issued2021-08-23en_US
dc.date.submitted2021-09-02T15:17:26Zen_US
dc.identifier.citationAPAen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/35910
dc.description.abstractThe current study investigates the cultural appropriateness of the delivery of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to immigrant and culturally diverse families of children with autism. Due to the tensions that culture and value differences could generate, there is a need to question the cultural appropriateness ABA delivery to culturally diverse families of children with autism, whose worldviews and values are relatively different from Western values and cultural beliefs. The aim of the study is to contribute to a developing knowledge base on how ABA can be delivered effectively to immigrant and culturally diverse families of children with autism. Five families were recruited to participate in a semi-structured interview. Although participants prioritized their child’s educational and developmental needs over their socio-cultural needs, findings from the study revealed that ABA interventions could be adapted to meet the peculiar needs of culturally diverse families. The study also revealed some systemic barriers to successful parental engagement in ABA interventions, including delayed diagnosis, limited program capacity, age restrictions and complicated referral processes. Recommendations were made towards improving the experience of ABA interventions for the target population including parental capacity building, expansion of service alternatives, resources, and support for families.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectAutism Immigrant Culture Children ABAen_US
dc.titleAutism and the experiences of immigrant and culturally diverse families accessing behavioral interventionsen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
dc.degree.disciplineSocial Worken_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeBaffoe, Michael (Social Work) Luo, Hai (Social Work)en_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Social Work (M.S.W.)en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2021en_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US


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