The development, feasibility and acceptability of Empower-Autism: A new psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic programme for caregivers of children recently diagnosed with autism

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This paper describes the development and initial feasibility testing of Empower-Autism, a group-based psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic program for caregivers of children recently diagnosed with autism. The resource outlines how the manualized intervention blends autism education with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy principles, delivered through an iterative codesign process involving caregivers and professionals. It reports on three feasibility groups attended by 29 diverse caregivers, noting satisfactory attendance and positive qualitative feedback regarding wellbeing and social connection. The text indicates that the program is currently undergoing evaluation in a large randomized controlled trial to assess clinical and cost-effectiveness.

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b473142158784f2c
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PubMed Central
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Kathy Leadbitter (University of Manchester), Louisa Harrison (University of Manchester), Sophie Langhorne (University of Manchester), Ceri Ellis (University of Manchester), Richard Smallman (University of Manchester), Amelia Pearson (University of Manchester), Latha Hackett (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust), Leo Kroll (Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust), Alison Dunkerley (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust), H. H. A. BEACH (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust), June Gilbert (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust), Amy van Gils (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust), Tessa Hutton (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust), Jonathan Green (University of Manchester), Penny Bee (University of Manchester), the REACH-ASD Team
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2024-09-18
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hybrid
DOI
10.1177/13623613241274566
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@article{allodium:b473142158784f2c,
  title = {The development, feasibility and acceptability of Empower-Autism: A new psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic programme for caregivers of children recently diagnosed with autism},
  author = {Kathy Leadbitter and Louisa Harrison and Sophie Langhorne and Ceri Ellis and Richard Smallman and Amelia Pearson and Latha Hackett and Leo Kroll and Alison Dunkerley and H. H. A. BEACH and June Gilbert and Amy van Gils and Tessa Hutton and Jonathan Green and Penny Bee and the REACH-ASD Team},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {PubMed Central},
  doi = {10.1177/13623613241274566},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613241274566}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The development, feasibility and acceptability of Empower-Autism: A new psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic programme for caregivers of children recently diagnosed with autism
AU  - Leadbitter, Kathy
AU  - Harrison, Louisa
AU  - Langhorne, Sophie
AU  - Ellis, Ceri
AU  - Smallman, Richard
AU  - Pearson, Amelia
AU  - Hackett, Latha
AU  - Kroll, Leo
AU  - Dunkerley, Alison
AU  - BEACH, H. H. A.
AU  - Gilbert, June
AU  - Gils, Amy van
AU  - Hutton, Tessa
AU  - Green, Jonathan
AU  - Bee, Penny
AU  - Team, the REACH-ASD
PY  - 2024
PB  - PubMed Central
DO  - 10.1177/13623613241274566
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613241274566
ER  -

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Leadbitter, K., Harrison, L., Langhorne, S., Ellis, C., Smallman, R., Pearson, A., Hackett, L., Kroll, L., Dunkerley, A., BEACH, H. H. A., Gilbert, J., Gils, A. V., Hutton, T., Green, J., Bee, P., & Team, T. R. (2024). The development, feasibility and acceptability of Empower-Autism: A new psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic programme for caregivers of children recently diagnosed with autism. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613241274566

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