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Faculty from CAHSS, FCE, and Pharmacy Collaborate on Sponsored Research Project
Pei-Fen Li, Ph.D., Hui-Fang Huang Su, Ed.D., and Leanne Lai, Ph.D.
Faculty from NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), NSU’s Fischler College of Education (FCE), and NSU’s College of Pharmacy, are in a collaborative study with faculty from China’s National Cheng Kung University and the National University of Tainan. The study is titled, “Systemic Interventions of Project MIND (Math is Not Difficult) and Solution Focused Brief Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum and their Families: A Pilot Study.”
Pei-Fen Li, Ph.D., from CAHSS’ Department of Family Therapy is the Principal Investigator. Hui Fang Huang “Angie” Su, Ed.D., faculty in Fischler College of Education, and Leanne Lai, Ph.D., faculty in College of Pharmacy are Co-Investigators along with faculty from National Cheng Kung University and faculty from National University of Tainan. The sponsor is the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation.
This pilot study aims to provide an effective, systematic and comprehensive intervention for children with Autism and their families in Taiwan. The children with ASD between the ages of 6 to 11 will be given math interventions to enhance their math comprehension and cognitive ability. The main caregivers will receive Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) to strengthen family functioning and identify healthy coping strategies in raising children with ASD. A quasi-experimental design will be conducted to evaluate if the mathematical intervention (MIND Project, Math Is Not Difficult) increases the children’s math comprehension and cognitive ability and SFBT Interventions significantly enhance a wide range of family functioning and coping strategies for main caregivers.
According to Principal Investigator Li, “All faculty involved in this project are from different disciplines, including education, pharmacy, family therapy, and medical fields and have various expertise in providing services to enhance individuals and families’ biological, social and psychological well-being.”