AMI Phase | AMI Process Materials |
---|---|
Phase 1: Assessing Need | · Assessment to identify common clinical targets of school-age children with ASD. |
 | · Assessment to identify agency need. |
 | · Guidance for locating EBPs to meet common clinical targets of school-aged children with ASD through targeted search engines cataloguing EBPs, such as National Standards Project, NREPP, Promising Practices Network, and PracticeWise. |
Phase 2: EBP Factors | · Structured evaluation process to identify the goals, content, and structure of the EBP, rate the adaptability of the EBP, and training requirements. |
 | · Structured guide for evaluating the validity/evidence supporting the use of the EBP. |
Phase 3: Adoption Factors (including preparing for uptake) | · Recommendations for enhancing agency antecedents and readiness for adoption of EBPs. |
 | · Assessing fit between goals of the EBP and agency values/mission. |
 | · Structured tool for assessing the feasibility of the EBP for use by ASD-CPs. |
 | · Process for adapting the EBP for use by ASD-CPs without reducing effectiveness, as needed. |
 | · Decision tree involving evaluation of the implications of adoption including personnel, dedicated time/resources, initial training, ongoing support, materials cost, etc. (e.g., cost-benefit calculator). |
 | · Structured staff activity related to assessing ASD-CP motivation, existing skills and capacity, attitude toward EBP, and fit. |
Phase 4: Implementation Factors | · Planning tools for update of EBPs including training, ongoing support, adapting EBP, and fidelity monitoring of EBP use. |
 | · Re-evaluation of needs assessment. |