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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Adm Policy Ment Health. 2020 Sep 18;48(3):482–498. doi: 10.1007/s10488-020-01084-5

Table 1.

Participant Demographics by Agency Role and Data Source

Participant Role AL AL DP

Data Source AMI Survey AMI Interview AMI Survey

Total Participant N N = 20 N = 10 N = 26
n (%) n (%) n (%)
Gender
 Female 17 (85.0) 9 (90.0) 24 (92.3)
 Male 3 (15.0) 1 (10.0) 2 (7.7)
Mean Age (SD) 40.3 (8.4) 40.4 (7.2) 28.1 (4.1)
Race/Ethnicity
 White 18 (90.0) 9 (90.0) 15 (57.7)
 African American/Black 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.8)
 Hispanic or Latinx 1 (5.0) 1 (10.0) 4 (15.4)
 Asian American/Pacific Islander 1 (5.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (11.5)
 Filipino/a American 1 (5.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.8)
 Mixed 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (7.7)
Highest Degree Earned
 Bachelor’s Degree 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 16 (61.5)
 Master’s Degree 11 (55.0) 4 (40.0) 10 (38.5)
 Doctorate 9 (45.0) 6 (60.0) 0 (0.0)
Discipline/Educational Background (Not mutually exclusive)
 Psychology 13 (65.0) 7 (70.0) 15 (57.7)
 Marriage and Family Therapy 2 (10.0) 1 (10.0) 0 (0.0)
 Social Work 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.8)
 Speech/Language/Communication 4 (20.0) 2 (20.0) 4 (14.8)
 Occupational/Physical Therapy 1 (5.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Education 1 (5.0) 1 (10.0) 7 (26.9)
 Behavior Analysis 10 (50.0) 0 (0.0) 11 (42.3)
ASD Training in Education
 Yes 16 (80.0) 8 (80.0) 19 (73.1)
 No 4 (20.0) 2 (20.0) 7 (26.9)
Work History
 Mean Years at Current Agency (SD) 7.7 (4.8) 8.8 (4.9) 2.5 (2.6)
 Mean Years Experience w/ASD (SD) 17.1 (6.8) 15.9 (6.4) 4.5 (2.9)
Licensed/ Certified
 Yes 20 (100.0) 10 (100.0) 9 (34.6)
 No 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 17 (65.4)
Service Delivery Setting (Not mutually exclusive)a
 Clinic 14 (70.0) 6 (60.0)
 Community 18 (90.0) 8 (80.0)
 School 14 (70.0) 6 (60.0)
 Home 17 (85.0) 8 (80.0)
 Other 3 (15.0) 1 (10.0)
a

DPs were not asked this item.