Fit-in Hang-out and Move-forward Parent-Directed Treatment Program
Project Name: Fit-in Hang-out and Move-forward Parent-Directed Treatment Program
Project Leadership: Dr. Noe Ramos (Principal Investigator), Dr. Javier Cavazos (Co-Principal Investigator), and Ms. Julie Pecina (Co-Principal Investigator)
Funding Amount: $499,265.00
Sponsor: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
Project Description: The parent-directed treatment program provides training and support to 320 parents of children and adolescents with Autism across all four counties in the Rio Grande Valley. The program delivers a bilingual evidence-based training program to help Hispanic parents improve confidence, psychological flexibility, and emotional well-being, as well as to improve communication, social behaviors, and social interactions among children or adolescents with Autism.