Virtual Job Interview Training for Transition Age Youth with ASD

项目摘要 患有自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)的成年人的失业率相当高。不足之处 高中期间的过渡规划以及职业需求和循证证据的可得性之间的差距 服务有助于解释过渡年龄青年在就业方面的挣扎。有一个稀缺的 支持大学生毕业后转业服务开发与评估研究 高中的时候。缺乏支持患有自闭症的过渡年龄青年的可用资源说明有必要 制定干预措施，减少就业障碍，并帮助支持向工作过渡 武力。由于自闭症的社会缺陷，创新的干预措施可能以准备工作面试为目标 面对就业过渡的学生的技能，因为求职面试是获得工作的关键门户 出价。因此，本研究的首要目标是修改现有的虚拟现实工作面试技能培训 在患有自闭症的高中生中使用的方案，并测试实施该方案的可行性和有效性 通过一项小型对照试验对高中环境进行干预。因此，我们的首要目标是修改现有的 虚拟现实面试培训计划，以满足患有自闭症的高三学生的特定需求。我们 将通过对患有自闭症的高中生和他们的职业人士进行深入采访来实现这一点 辅导员征求反馈意见，以修改当前培训的学习目标、内容、可用性和模拟 采访剧本，以满足过渡期青年的具体需求。一个专家小组将决定最终的 根据定性数据分析的结果和他们自己的观点对培训计划进行修改 计划的一部分。我们的第二个目标是进行试点试验，以评估其可行性、可接受性、可移植性、 随机对照试验中改良干预措施的保真度和初步有效性。我们还将 探索有效的潜在机制，并收集试点实施数据。

Project Summary The unemployment rate is quite high among adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Inadequate transition planning during high school and gaps between vocational needs and availability of evidence-based services help explain the struggles of transition-age youth at obtaining employment. There is a paucity of research on developing and evaluating services to support the transition to the work force after graduating from high school. The lack of available resources to support transition-age youth with an ASD speaks to the need to develop interventions that ameliorate obstacles to employment and help support the transition to the work force. Due to the social deficits characterizing ASD innovative interventions could target preparing job interview skills for students facing the transition to employment as the job interview is a critical gateway to securing a job offer. Thus, the overarching goal of this study is to modify an existing virtual reality job interview skills training program for use in high school students with ASD and to test the feasibility and effectiveness of conducting this intervention in a high school setting via a small controlled trial. Thus, our first aim is to modify the existing `Virtual Reality Job Interview Training' program to meet the specific needs of high school seniors with ASD. We will accomplish this by conducting in depth interviews with high school students with ASD and their vocational counselors to solicit feedback to modify the current training's learning goals, content, usability, and simulated interview scripts to meet the specific needs of transition age youth. An expert panel will determine the final modifications to the training program based on the results of the qualitative data analysis and their own views of the program. Our second aim is to conduct a pilot trial to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, portability, fidelity and preliminary effectiveness of the modified intervention in a randomized controlled trial. We will also explore potential mechanisms for effectiveness and collect pilot implementation data.