Capacitação de Profissionais
Objective: To evaluate the impact of a training program on autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
identification offered to Brazilian health professionals.
Methods: Twenty-two primary care providers participated in five 3-hour weekly training sessions.
Abstract
Primary care professionals are usually the first ones to detect symptomns of autism.
We have developed and evaluated an educational model via a combined telehealth
and face-to-face approach to handle autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and child
mental health. The training comprised two modules involving distance-learning and
face-to-face teaching environments.
Abstract
Objective:
To develop, implement, and verify the impact of a training program for health care providers working with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in psychosocial care centers for children and adolescents (Centro de Atenção Psicossocial à Infância e à Adolescência – CAPSi) in São Paulo, Brazil.
