Measuring LEND Core Competencies Using Trainee Follow-Up Surveys.

Objectives: Measuring the value-added impact of Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Related Disorders (LEND) training on trainees' leadership and career trajectories is necessary to understand program efficacy. In the current study, we leveraged an existing ex post facto design to develop and test a new measure of LEND competencies and compare outcomes of LEND trainees and comparison peers.

Methods: We developed the LEND Outcomes Follow-Up Survey using a multi-step, mixed methods process.

A model to evaluate interprofessional training effectiveness: feasibility and five-year outcomes of a multi-site prospective cohort study.

Objectives: Assessing the impact of interdisciplinary training programs is highly desirable and needed. However, there are currently no established methods to prospectively assess long-term outcomes of trainees compared to individuals who did not receive training. Our objective was to test the feasibility of a longitudinal, prospective cohort design to evaluate training outcomes, and to use this method to evaluate Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Related Disorders (LEND) training outcomes.

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Monotherapy for Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Chart Review.

Anxiety disorders are one of the most commonly co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with a frequency ranging from 22% to 84%. We conducted a chart review of 29 children and adolescents with ASD who had been treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) monotherapy for an anxiety disorder for at least 2 months. Subsequent chart reviews were conducted for the first follow-up visit within 2-6 months (M = 4.