Table 2.

Agency motivations and anticipated barriers

Theme	Transcript example
Agency motivations
Staff interest in expanding their skill set and that of their agency	“I just really see this as a huge opportunity for us to get some much needed skills and education.”
Potential for building parent capacity	“You know, children are part of a family and if they learn the skills to help their children, then that’s when we’ll see the progress.”
Explicit interest in research participation	“…to contribute to a knowledge base [in] a way that only strict research [can]…[and] to use this knowledge to advance…our actual service delivery in our province…”
Anticipated agency barriers
High caseload demands	“It’s going to take some creative work on my part to balance…my workload as well as this. Not saying I can’t do it, but…I’m going to have to be creative in that sense”
Limited staff access to and familiarity with technology	“We have a rare few iPads, we don’t have phones for all of our staff.” “Our WiFi doesn’t actually work in the therapy rooms.”
Need to accommodate family diversity across a wide range of language and cultural groups	“… some individuals will see white researchers and that’s it; they're not gonna be honored or their uniqueness is not gonna be seen.”
Anticipated family barriers
Family stressors that might impact parent coaching	“Varying income levels, transportation issues, addictions, family violence. All of those things are factors.”
Persistent stigma associated with parental resistance to engage in “the autism conversation”	“I think a lot of families take some time to get to that place where they’re willing to open the door to that possibility.”
Limited access to technology	“I don’t have a lot of families who have technology… I don’t have one family that has a laptop or computer.”