Recognized as one of the most effective coaching programs for parents of young children (up to age 6) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related social-communication delays, this two-book set has been fully revised and updated. It presents everything needed to implement Project ImPACT, an intervention curriculum that teaches parents ways to enhance children's social engagement, communication, imitation, and play skills, within meaningful activities and daily routines. The Guide to Coaching Parents provides a complete introduction and step-by-step coaching procedures for practitioners working with individual parents or groups. The Manual for Parents, which includes 22 reproducible forms, helps parents master the strategies and use them at home. Both volumes have a convenient large-size format. Copies of the parent manual are also sold separately (ISBN 978-1-4625-3808-9).
 
Companion Websites
Purchasers get access to a companion website featuring 20 reproducible practitioner forms (which can be filled in onscreen before printing), and 22 reproducible parent forms, as well as video clips of the techniques and PowerPoint slides for use in teaching parent groups. A second companion website for parents features the parent forms only.
 
New to This Edition
*Reflects the latest research and the ongoing development of Project ImPACT.
*Streamlines the program for teaching parents--presents five main strategies that build on each other.
*Appropriate for a broader range of children, including those without an ASD diagnosis who have social-communication delays.
*Optional unit on managing significant behavioral challenges.
*Additional visuals, graphics, and forms that facilitate learning.
*Expanded information on engaging parents, goal development, data collection, and adapting the program for a variety of settings.
 

Brooke Ingersoll, PhD, BCBA-D, is Associate Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University, where she is director of the Autism Research Lab. She has published extensively on the development, evaluation, and dissemination of social-communication interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder and their families, and provides training to professionals nationally and internationally. With Anna Dvortcsak, she is codeveloper of Project ImPACT (Improving Parents as Communication Teachers).
 
Anna Dvortcsak, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech pathologist in private practice in Portland, Oregon. Ms. Dvortcsak provides consulting, training to families with children with autism spectrum disorder and social-communication disorders, individualized speech and language services, and training to professionals nationally and internationally. With Brooke Ingersoll, she is codeveloper of Project ImPACT (Improving Parents as Communication Teachers).
 

The Project ImPACT Guide to Coaching Parents
I. An Introduction to Project ImPACT
1. Project ImPACT: An Overview
2. Planning and Implementing Project ImPACT
3. Collaborating with Parents in Project ImPACT
4. Project ImPACT Intake
II. Individual Parent Coaching Model Guidelines
Unit 1. Getting Started
Unit 2. Focus on Your Child
Unit 3. Adjust Your Communication
Unit 4. Create Opportunities
Unit 5. Teach New Skills
Unit 6. Shape the Interaction
Unit 7. Moving Forward
Unit 8. (Optional) Manage Your Child’s Challenging Behavior
III. Group Parent Coaching Model Guidelines
Unit 1. Getting Started
Unit 2. Focus on Your Child and Adjust Communication
Unit 3. Create Opportunities
Unit 4. Teach New Communication Skills
Unit 5. Teach New Imitation and Play Skills
Unit 6. Shape the Interaction and Moving Forward
Appendix. Web-Based Materials
References
 
The Project ImPACT Manual for Parents
About This Manual
1. Getting Started
2. Focus on Your Child
3. Adjust Your Communication
4. Create Opportunities
5. Teach New Skills
6. Shape the Interaction
7. Moving Forward
8. (Optional) Manage Your Child’s Challenging Behavior
Further Reading