Iterative Redesign of a Multifaceted Implementation Strategy for a School-based Behavioral Skills Intervention (RUBI)

"The unadapted RUBI IS involves weekly, one hour educational meetings where sessions involve discussion of homework from the week prior (5 minutes), didactic instruction on targeted behavioral strategies (40 minutes), coaching and consultation around the newly learned strategy (10 minutes), and fidelity review, where RUBI implementation is observed (5 minutes). Finally, Attend\

RUBIES is an 8-module intervention that provides educators a range of skills to support the building of a behavioral management toolbox to be used, as needed, with autistic children and disruptive behavior. The program emphasizes: 1) tailoring the intervention to the specific child; 2) identifying behavioral function instead of topography as a means to inform behavioral strategy choice; 3) decreasing behavioral excess as well as increasing appropriate behaviors; and 4) using positive behavioral supports, such as antecedent management (e.g., use of visual supports), reinforcement, and functional communication strategies to modify behaviors. All educators will receive RUBIES training across 24 weeks via Zoom.