For the FEATBC mothers who would like a chance to vent, read on!
Dear FEAT BC Members,
You are invited, on behalf of Dr. Cory L. Pedersen, to participate in a study on stress in mothers of children with autism. This study is very important to families of children with autism. By doing research in this area we hope to better understand the stress that parents of children with autism may feel, help normalize the stressful experiences that a parent may face, and provide suggests for interventions that may assist parents with managing their stress. Your participation would be an important contribution to research in this area and will help other mothers like yourself. If you agree to be part of this study, you will only be required to participate in a one-time telephone interview that will be scheduled at time convenient to you. Your telephone interview will last no more than one hour, during which time you will be asked questions about your childâs behaviors and your own stress levels.
Your telephone interviewer, Kimberly Hurd, is a Bachelor of Applied Arts Psychology Honors student from Kwantlen University and an experienced behavior intervener. All your personal information will remain strictly confidential and all documents (e.g., questionnaires) pertaining to your interview will be identified only by code number and will be kept in a locked filing cabinet. Furthermore, your responses will only be viewed by the Kwantlen research team, Dr. Cory Pedersen (primary investigator) and Kimberly Hurd (honors student). Although the results of this study will be published in a professional journal and all participants and supporting agencies will have access to the results, individual data will never be revealed under any circumstances and participants will not be identified by name in any reports of the completed study. Only the general conclusions of the entire set of research data will be analyzed and published. Finally, please note that your participation in this study is completely voluntary. Choosing not to participate will not affect your status with the organization providing services to you. Further, you have the right to withdraw your participation from the study at any time without any penalty whatsoever.
If you have any questions or concerns about this research, please contact the principal investigator, Dr. Cory Pedersen at 604-599-3356.
To schedule your interview please call Kim Hurd at 604-599-3356 and leave your name, number, and a time(s) that is most convenient to have your call returned.
Thank you for your assistance,
Dr. C. L. Pedersen
Department of Psychology
Kwantlen University
Kimberly Hurd
Department of Psychology
Kwantlen University
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