Autism Workforce Initiative (Senate Bill 135)
Project Description:
Autism Workforce Initiative (AWI) is a program to: 1) train primary care physicians to evaluate children who have screened positive for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) at 24 months of age using a model developed at Vanderbilt University (19 clinicians have been trained so far); 2) replicate the Early Foundation Autism Model (an early intervention program for children with ASD and 3 replication programs have been started); and 3) enhance the training of the county coordinators in the Sooner SUCCESS program about ASD (10 coordinators have been trained).. The project has collaborated with the state early intervention program and the state Medicaid authority and is funded through a state legislative appropriation.
Keyword(s):
Autism, Family, Primary Care, Early Intervention
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information
Area of Emphasis
Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention, Health-Related Activities, Quality of Life, Other - Cultural Diversity, Other - Leadership
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, Legislators/Policy Makers, General Public
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Reservation, Rural/Remote, Urban
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Single-County, Mulit-County, State
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
