Clinical practitioners’ experiences of psychological treatment for autistic children and adolescents with school attendance problems: a qualitative study

Table 1 Demographic description of the clinical practitioners

Participants (N = 12)	Sex	Age	Basic education	Advanced training	Years of working at CAP
R1	Female	60	Nurse	CBT	10–19
R2	Male	50	Caretaker	CBT	10–19
R3	Female	66	Caretaker	CBT	10–19
R4	Female	57	Nurse	CBT, Psychosynthesis	10–19
R5	Female	35	Lic. psychologist	CBT	5–9
R6	Female	46	Behavioral science	Family therapy, Image therapist	5–9
R7	Female	55	Mental health nurse	Certified dog handler for therapy	10–19
R8	Male	55	Social worker	Family therapy	1–4
R9	Male	46	Lic. psychologist	CBT	1–4
R10	Male	36	Lic. psychologist	CBT	1–4
R11	Female	58	Lic. psychologist	PDT	10–19
R12	Female	66	Lic. psychologist	PDT, Specialist in Clinical Psychology	20–29

Note. CAP Child and adolescent psychiatry, CBT Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Lic licensed, PDT psychodynamic therapy, social work: Bachelor of science in social work; R Responder

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