Improving Access to Community-Based Occupations Via a Rideshare Training Program

After participants have been enrolled, they will be assigned to one of the trainer-pairs and will work with them to schedule the first two sessions. Most clients will be able to schedule one virtual session per week and one ride along session per week for the first five weeks, with the remaining three weeks allotted to practice ride-along sessions and module repetition (as needed). The additional time also provides a buffer if subjects are unavailable for a week during the intervention phase.

Virtual sessions will take place over Zoom each session lasting 20-30 minutes. Each of the five virtual sessions will be aligned with the five online modules. For each module, exercises are built in to test comprehension. If the participant does not complete an exercise accurately, the lead trainer will explain why the response was incorrect and prompt them to repeat the video modeling exercise. The support training partner will take notes to support the formative assessment process and complete fidelity checks.

The first ride-along session will be the baseline session for assessing level of independence (number of cues needed) and safety. The participant will have up to 8 ride-along sessions to reach full independence (no cues needed) and full marks on the safety assessment. The lead trainer will provide the cues as needed to complete each step of the Rideshare process.