Effect and impact of a traning program on communication and social interaction for students with ASD within the educational community belonging to a Municipal Department of Education Administration

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Claudia Guajardo-Sáez
Enzo Alarcón-Acuña

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Objective: evaluate the effectiveness and impact of a training program aimed at the educational community. Methods: An 8-session training program was conducted over three months for an educational community involving 36 professionals from school integration programs, who were assessed using a self-administered questionnaire measuring the dimension of knowledge variation and the dimension of self-reported skills. The T-test was applied for normalized data, confirming the hypothesis with p<0.05 and revealing statistically significant increases in knowledge (T=4.722) and self-reported skills (T=-5.457), with a small effect size. Discussion: The study aligns with previous research, focused on an intervention that provided instruction, practice, and feedback through various resources provided by the training program. Conclusion: Training programs offer a valuable opportunity to develop skills that favor social communication of students with ASD through their educational community. The need for specific assessment tools in Chile is emphasized, along with the continuation of evidence-based strategies. The emergence of naturalistic and collaborative interventions promises to continue supporting students with autism in routine educational contexts.

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Guajardo-Sáez, C., & Alarcón-Acuña, E. (2025). Effect and impact of a traning program on communication and social interaction for students with ASD within the educational community belonging to a Municipal Department of Education Administration. Estudios Pedagógicos, 51(3), 205–219. Retrieved from http://revistas.uach.cl/index.php/estped/article/view/8095
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